| flame cell | organ of excretion in flatworms |
flame fish
flamefish
Apogon maculatus | a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters |
bargello
flame stitch | needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines |
| flame-out | a complete or conspicuous failure, the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings |
| flame-out | the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion |
reducing diet
obesity diet | a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) |
| flame tokay | purplished table grape |
candlelight
candle flame | the light provided by a burning candle |
huisache
cassie
mimosa bush
sweet wattle
sweet acacia
scented wattle
flame tree Acacia farnesiana | tropical American thorny shrub or small tree, fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery |
| flame flower flame-flower flameflower Talinum aurantiacum | plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil, southwestern United States, Indians once cooked the fleshy roots |
narrow-leaved flame flower
Talinum augustissimum | similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers, southwestern United States |
flame tree flame durrajong
Brachychiton acerifolius
Sterculia acerifolia | south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers |
flame tree broad-leaved bottletree
Brachychiton australis | north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves |
kniphofia
tritoma
flame flower flame-flower flameflower | a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers |
royal poinciana
flamboyant
flame tree peacock flower
Delonix regia
Poinciana regia | showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar, widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers, sometimes placed in genus Poinciana |
| flame pea | any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orangeed flowers, Australia |
coral bush
flame bush
Templetonia retusa | Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers |
flame tree fire tree
Christmas tree Nuytsia floribunda | a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers, parasitic on roots of grasses |
coleus
flame nettle | any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers |
fire
flame
flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke, fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries |
| reducing | loss of excess weight (as by dieting), becoming slimmer, a doctor supervised her reducing |
reduction
reducing | any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen), always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent |
reducing agent
reducer
reductant | a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized, used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver |
| flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium, the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed |
| flame | be in flames or aflame, The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset |
flare
flame up
blaze up
burn up | burn brightly, Every star seemed to flare with new intensity |
| flare flame | shine with a sudden light, The night sky flared with the massive bombardment |
red-orange
reddish-orange
flame-orange | of orange tinged with red |
flame-colored
flame-coloured | having the brilliant orange-red color of flames |
flameproof
flame-retardant | resistant to catching fire |