flares

noun

1
A sudden bright light.
2
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
“solar flare”
3
A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
4
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
“During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.”
5
(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
6
The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
“The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.”
7
A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
“Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.”
8
A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
9
Short for lens flare.

1
To cause to burn.
2
To cause inflammation; to inflame.
3
To open outward in shape.
“The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)”
4
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
5
To blaze brightly.
“The blast furnace flared in the night.”
6
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
“The candle flared in a sudden draught.”
7
To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
8
To suddenly happen or intensify.
9
To suddenly erupt in anger.
10
To be exposed to too much light.