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• flicker — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 (of light) shine unsteadily or fitfully. 2 (of a flame) burn unsteadily, alternately flaring and dying down. 3 a (of a flag, a reptile s tongue, an eyelid, etc.) move or wave to and fro; quiver; vibrate. b (of the wind) blow… …   Useful english dictionary

• flicker — flicker1 flickeringly, adv. flickery, adj. /flik euhr/, v.i. 1. to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out. 2. to move to and fro; vibrate; quiver: The long grasses flickered in the wind. 3. to… …   Universalium

• flare — 1. noun a) A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area. The flares steered the traffic away from the accident. b) A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width, e.g. on the lower …   Wiktionary

• flare — fler /fleÉ™ n. wavering flame or light; sudden burst of light; outburst of anger or emotion; bright signal light; outwardly spreading curve v. burn unsteadily; suddenly burst into flame, ignite; suddenly burst into anger; signal using a bright… …   English contemporary dictionary

• flared — adj. flaring, gradually curving outward; burning up, blazing fler /fleÉ™ n. wavering flame or light; sudden burst of light; outburst of anger or emotion; bright signal light; outwardly spreading curve v. burn unsteadily; suddenly burst into flame …   English contemporary dictionary

• flares — n. bell bottomed pants, pants with legs that widen below the calf (popular during the 1960s and 1970s) fler /fleÉ™ n. wavering flame or light; sudden burst of light; outburst of anger or emotion; bright signal light; outwardly spreading curve v.… …   English contemporary dictionary

• flaring — adj. burning, blazing, flaming; slowly curving outward fler /fleÉ™ n. wavering flame or light; sudden burst of light; outburst of anger or emotion; bright signal light; outwardly spreading curve v. burn unsteadily; suddenly burst into flame,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• flicker — flicker1 verb 1》 shine or burn unsteadily and fitfully. 2》 (of a feeling) be briefly perceptible. 3》 make small, quick movements. noun an instance of flickering. Derivatives flickering adjective &noun Origin OE flicorian, flycerian to flutter ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• gutter — noun 1》 a shallow trough beneath the edge of a roof, or a channel at the side of a street, for carrying off rainwater.     ↘technical a groove or channel for flowing liquid. 2》 (the gutter) a poor or squalid existence or environment. 3》 the blank …   English new terms dictionary

• flare — v 1. burn unsteadily, blaze, flame; flash, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, gleam, fulgurate, glitter twinkle, flicker, glisten, Archaic. glister, glimmer, flut ter, shimmer; glow, phosphoresce, incandesce; radiate, illuminate. 2. burst forth,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• flicker — v 1. twinkle, sparkle, glimmer, blink, shimmer; glint, glitter, glisten, Archaic. glister, burn unsteadily; spark, scintillate, flame, flare or flare up; flash, fulgurate, gleam, streak, glare, coruscate; glow, shine, luminesce, incandesce,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder