blaze

nouns

a strong flame that burns brightly
"the blaze spread rapidly"
blaze, blazing
a cause of difficulty and suffering
"war is hell"; "go to blazes"
blaze, hell
noisy and unrestrained mischief
"raising blazes"
blaze, hell
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
"a glare of sunlight"
blaze, brilliance, glare
a light-colored marking
"they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
blaze
is a type of (narrower)
a pattern of marks
marking

verbs

shine brightly and intensively
"Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
blaze
is a type of (narrower)
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
"The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
beam, shine
shoot rapidly and repeatedly
"He blazed away at the men"
blaze, blaze away
burn brightly and intensely
"The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
blaze
see also
blaze up
is a type of (narrower)
undergo combustion
"Maple wood burns well"
burn, combust
move rapidly and as if blazing
"The spaceship blazed out into space"
blaze, blaze out
indicate by marking trees with blazes
"blaze a trail"
blaze
is a type of (narrower)
designate as if by a mark
"This sign marks the border"
mark