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Word: Blaze
Speech Type: Noun
Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze
bleɪz
a very large or fiercely burning fire
Short Definition:large fire
Examples:- twenty firemen fought the blaze
used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’
Short Definition:euphemism for hell
Examples:- ‘Go to blazes!’ he shouted
- what the blazes are you all talking about?
Word: Blaze
Speech Type: Verb
bleɪz
burn fiercely or brightly
Short Definition:burn brightly
Examples:- plumes of smoke rose from fires blazing around the city
- the fire was brought under control only to blaze up again on Wednesday
- Elijah felt the anger blaze up again
(of a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately
Short Definition:(of gun) fire repeatedly or continuously
Examples:- they stormed with main entrance with guns blazing
achieve something in an impressive manner
Short Definition:achieve something impressively
Examples:- she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint
smoke cannabis.
Short Definition:smoke cannabis
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