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- [bleyz]
- /bleɪz/
- /bleɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleyz]
- /bleɪz/
Definitions of blazes word
- noun plural blazes (intensifier) 3
- noun blazes a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary. 1
- noun blazes a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc. 1
- verb without object blazes to burn brightly (sometimes followed by away, up, forth): The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match. 1
- verb without object blazes to shine like flame (sometimes followed by forth): Their faces blazed with enthusiasm. 1
- verb without object blazes to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed by up): He blazed up at the insult. 1
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Origin of blazes
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English blase torch, flame; cognate with Middle High German blas torch
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Parts of speech for Blazes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blazes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blazes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blazes
noun blazes
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- gehenna — the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10.
- hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- inferno — hell; the infernal regions.
verb blazes
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