Burst vs. Flare

Burstnoun

An instance of, or the act of bursting.

Burstnoun

A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

Burstnoun

A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

Burstverb

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

Burstverb

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

Burstverb

To cause to break by any means.

Burstverb

(transitive) To separate formfeed at perforation lines.

Burstverb

(intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

Burstverb

(transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.

Burstverb

To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.

Burstverb

To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; - usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.

Burstverb

To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.

Burstverb

To break.

Burstverb

To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.

Burstnoun

A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.

Burstnoun

Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.

Burstnoun

A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.

Burstnoun

A rupture or hernia; a breach.

Burstnoun

the act of exploding or bursting something;

Burstnoun

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms;

Burstnoun

a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason);

Burstnoun

a sudden violent happening;

Burstverb

break open or apart suddenly;

Burstverb

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;

Burstverb

burst outward, usually with noise;

Burstverb

move suddenly, energetically, or violently;

Burstverb

be in a state of movement or action;

Burstverb

emerge suddenly;

Burstverb

cause to burst;

Burstverb

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully;

Burstadjective

suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst');

Burstverb

break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure

Burstverb

cause to burst

Burstverb

be so full as almost to break open

Burstverb

feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse

Burstverb

issue suddenly and uncontrollably

Burstverb

open suddenly and forcibly

Burstverb

move suddenly and violently

Burstverb

suddenly begin doing or producing something

Burstverb

separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.

Burstnoun

an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion

Burstnoun

a sudden brief outbreak

Burstnoun

a sudden issuing forth

Burstnoun

a period of continuous and intense effort

Flarenoun

A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

Flarenoun

A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.

Flarenoun

(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.

Flarenoun

(figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.

Flarenoun

A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

Flarenoun

(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.

Flarenoun

(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

Flarenoun

(baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

Flarenoun

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Flareverb

(transitive) To cause to burn.

Flareverb

(transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.

Flareverb

(ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.

Flareverb

To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

Flareverb

(intransitive) To blaze brightly.

Flareverb

(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.

Flareverb

To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

Flareverb

To suddenly happen or intensify.

Flareverb

To suddenly erupt in anger.

Flareverb

To be exposed to too much light.

Flareverb

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

Flareverb

To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.

Flareverb

To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.

Flareverb

To be exposed to too much light.

Flareverb

To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.

Flarenoun

An unsteady, broad, offensive light.

Flarenoun

A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.

Flarenoun

A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative.

Flarenoun

Leaf of lard.

Flarenoun

a shape that spreads outward;

Flarenoun

a sudden burst of flame

Flarenoun

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Flarenoun

reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

Flarenoun

a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms;

Flarenoun

a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

Flarenoun

am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

Flarenoun

a sudden outburst of emotion;

Flarenoun

a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

Flarenoun

a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines;

Flarenoun

(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

Flareverb

burn brightly;

Flareverb

become flared and widen, usually at one end;

Flareverb

shine with a sudden light;

Flareverb

erupt or intensify suddenly;

Flare

A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications.