FLAME
What does "FLAME" mean?
The visible, glowing body of burning gas produced by fire.
Meanings
- A hot, glowing body of ignited gas given off by something on fire. A single flame flickered at the tip of the candle.
- An intense or passionate feeling, especially of love or anger. The old flame of their friendship rekindled at the reunion. figurative
- To send a hostile or abusive message online. Don't feed the trolls who flame every thread. informal
Did you know?
- A candle flame is teardrop-shaped only because of gravity: in the weightlessness of orbit, the same flame burns as a small, dim blue sphere, since hot gas no longer rises.
Word origin
From Old French 'flame', from Latin 'flamma' ('flame, blazing fire'), from an earlier 'flagma', related to 'flagrare' ('to blaze').
A little poem
A trembling gold tongue-
it eats the wick to live, then
leans toward the next dark.
haiku
Wordplay
- An old flame messaged me online, then started a flame war. Some fires really do come back.
What it teaches
A flame survives only by consuming - which is why nothing that burns bright also lasts untouched.
Quick facts
What does FLAME mean?
The visible, glowing body of burning gas produced by fire.
Is FLAME a valid word?
Yes — FLAME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLAME?
FLAME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FLAME come from?
From Old French 'flame', from Latin 'flamma' ('flame, blazing fire'), from an earlier 'flagma', related to 'flagrare' ('to blaze').
What can FLAME teach us?
A flame survives only by consuming - which is why nothing that burns bright also lasts untouched.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.