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flamea hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire

Pronunciation (IPA): /fleɪm/

Korean meaning: 불꽃, 화염

Korean pronunciation: **플레**임

Example Sentences

  • My cooking skills are so bad, even water catches flame when I'm in the kitchen.
  • The Olympic flame travels around the world before the games begin.
  • She met her old flame at the coffee shop and pretended not to see him.

flame

NOUN

//fleɪm//

a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire

flame concept
💡 Concept

A single candle flame flickers in the dark cathedral as the monk prays.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fleɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/fleɪm/

🌳Etymology

Rootflame

Origin

라틴어 'flamma'에서 유래했으며, 인도유럽어족의 'bhel-(밝게 타다)'에서 시작되었다. 고대부터 인간이 불을 사용하며 만들어진 가장 기본적인 단어 중 하나이다.

🎵Rhyme

namegamefameblameshame
name
game
fame
blame
shame

🔗Collocations

flame up
open flame
flame retardant
burst into flames
old flame
flame thrower
eternal flame

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cooking skills are so bad, even water catches flame when I'm in the kitchen.

The Olympic flame travels around the world before the games begin.

She met her old flame at the coffee shop and pretended not to see him.

😄 Fun example

The birthday candles had such tiny flames that we needed a magnifying glass to see them.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

fireblazeflareburnignite

Antonyms

extinguishquenchdouse

Related

sparkembertorchcandlebonfire

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