blaze : Idioms & Phrases
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blaze away
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verb perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly
- Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause
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verb shoot rapidly and repeatedly
blaze.
- He blazed away at the men
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verb speak with fire and passion
- He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate
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blaze out
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verb move rapidly and as if blazing
blaze.
- The spaceship blazed out into space
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blaze up
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verb burn brightly
flare; flame up; burn up.
- Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
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blazing star
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noun biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
Mentzelia laevicaulis; Mentzelia livicaulis.
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noun any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
button snakeroot; snakeroot; gayfeather; gay-feather.
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dense blazing star
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noun perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
Liatris pycnostachya.
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In a blaze
- on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.
Webster 1913
Like blazes
- furiously; rapidly. Low "The horses did along like blazes tear."
Webster 1913
To blaze away
- to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. Colloq.
Webster 1913
white-blaze
White"-blaze` noun
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See White-face .