Gleam vs Flame - What's the difference?
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a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
* Longfellow
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
brightness or shininess; splendor.
* Alexander Pope
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
(obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
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*:Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth.
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, title= A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
*(Thackeray)
(lb) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
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Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:in a flame of zeal severe
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow
*(Coleridge)
To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
* Shakespeare
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
* Macaulay
(Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
Gleam is a related term of flame.
As verbs the difference between gleam and flame
is that gleam is to shine; to glitter; to glisten while flame is .As a noun gleam
is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.gleam
English
Noun
(en noun)- A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
- In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
Synonyms
* (small shaft or stream of light) beam, ray * (glimpse or indistinct sign) flicker, glimmer, trace * (brightness or splendor) dazzle, lambency, shineVerb
(en verb)Synonyms
* glint, sparkle * (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine * (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindleSee also
* leamReferences
* * * *flame
English
(wikipedia flame)Noun
(en noun)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame .}}
Derived terms
* aflame * flame-arc lamp * flame bait * flame carbon * flame cell * flame gun * flame nettle * flame of the forest * flame-out, flameout * flameproof * flame-retardant * flame spread * flame test * flame-thrower * flame tree * flame war * go up in flames * inflame * old flame * Taiwan flamecrestVerb
(flam)- The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again.
- He flamed with indignation.
- I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.
