Phrase Hound found 77 phrases and 65 compound words that contain flame. The most common are listed below. Open flame in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 77
- flame-retardantHard to ignite; not supporting or conveying flame; tending to curtail flames' spread.
- flame outTo become suddenly angry; to break out into indignation or similar emotion; to flare up.
- Olympic flameA flame which is the symbol of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- old flameA previous boyfriend or girlfriend; a former romantic or sexual partner, especially one for whom one still has romantic feelings.
- flame of the forestAny of several plants:
- keeper of the flameSynonym of flamekeeper: One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
- flame treeAny tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including
- flame lilyA Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
- reducing flameThe part of a flame that has an excess of fuel and is capable of reducing something that it is in contact with
- twin flameA person who was formed from the same original soul as oneself (as opposed to a soulmate, an unrelated soul to whom one is drawn).
- flame-of-the-woodsThe flowering shrub Ixora coccinea.
- flame-proofAlternative form of flameproof: Resistant to catching fire.
- cool flameFlame whose maximal temperature is below about 400°C (752°F), releasing very little heat, light, and carbon dioxide.
- flame cellA specialized excretory cell that composes the protonephridium in nemerteans, rotifers, and some flatworms.
- flame cellsplural of flame cell: A specialized excretory cell that composes the protonephridium in nemerteans, rotifers, and some flatworms.
- flame fusionSynonym of Verneuil process: The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
- flame graphAlternative spelling of flamegraph: A visual representation of hierarchical data used to analyze system and application performance metrics.
- flame guna large blowlamp used to control weeds etc.
- flame mapleAn undulating chatoyant pattern in maple wood.
- flame spreadThe propagation of a flame away from its source of ignition.
- flame structureA structure left by a type of soft-sediment deformation in which sediment saturated with water flowed upward due to forces put on it from above.
- flame structuresplural of flame structure: A structure left by a type of soft-sediment deformation in which sediment saturated with water flowed upward due to forces put on it from above.
- flame testin qualitative inorganic analysis, a simple test for the presence of a range of metallic elements based on the colour imparted to a flame by a sample
- flame testsplural of flame test: in qualitative inorganic analysis, a simple test for the presence of a range of metallic elements based on the colour imparted to a flame by a sample
- flame treesplural of flame tree: Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including
Compound words 65
- flamethrowerA device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
- aflameOften preceded by set: in or into flames; so as to be burned by fire.
- flamestrikeThe strike of a flame.
- candleflameThe flame of a candle.
- dragonflameFlame produced by a dragon.
- flamemailAggressively insulting email.
- counterflameA flame (aggressive message) posted in response to another flame.
- flameletA small flame.
- flamelordA person who (habitually) engages in flaming (“vitriolic criticism”) in an online community.
- outflameTo burn more brightly than; outshine.