BLAZE
What does "BLAZE" mean?
A large, fiercely burning fire or a bright, intense display of flame or light.
Meanings
- A strong, bright fire. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
- A brilliant display of light, color, or intense feeling. The garden was a blaze of autumn color. figurative
- To burn or shine fiercely and brightly. The bonfire blazed against the dark.
- A white mark on the face of an animal, or a cut mark on a tree to show a trail. The horse had a white blaze down its nose.
- To mark a trail by cutting blazes on trees; to pioneer. She blazed a trail for women in the field. figurative
Word origin
From Old English 'blæse' ('a torch, flame'), from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to shine'. The 'white mark' sense comes from a separate but related Germanic root meaning 'shining white spot'.
Remember it
BLAZE = B + LAZE; fire is energy that refuses to LAZE around — it blazes.
A little poem
It eats the dry field-
gold tongue, then black, then the green
answering by spring.
haiku
Wordplay
- The trailblazer and the campfire argued all night over who really started the blaze.
What it teaches
To blaze a trail you must be willing to burn a little of yourself for the light it leaves behind.
Quick facts
What does BLAZE mean?
A large, fiercely burning fire or a bright, intense display of flame or light.
Is BLAZE a valid word?
Yes — BLAZE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BLAZE?
BLAZE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BLAZE come from?
From Old English 'blæse' ('a torch, flame'), from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to shine'. The 'white mark' sense comes from a separate but related Germanic root meaning 'shining white spot'.
What can BLAZE teach us?
To blaze a trail you must be willing to burn a little of yourself for the light it leaves behind.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.