a bright flame or fire

the welcome blaze of the hearth.

a bright, hot gleam or glow

the blaze of day.

a sparkling brightness

a blaze of jewels.

a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury

to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory.

blazes, Informal . hell

Go to blazes!

to burn brightly (sometimes fol. by away, up, forth )

The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.

to shine like flame (sometimes fol. by forth )

Their faces blazed with enthusiasm.

to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes fol. by up )

He blazed up at the insult.

to shoot steadily or continuously (usually fol. by away )

The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons.

to be brilliantly conspicuous.

noun

bonfire , burning , combustion , conflagration , flame , flames , holocaust , wildfire , beam , brilliance , burst , flare , glare , gleam , glitter , glow , radiance , blast , eruption , flare-up , flash , fury , outbreak , outburst , rush , storm , dazzle

verb

beam , burst out , coruscate , explode , fire , flame , flare , flash , flicker , fulgurate , glare , gleam , glow , illuminate , illumine , incandesce , jet , light , radiate , scintillate , shimmer , shine , sparkle , combust , burn , beat down , blazon , broadcast , bruit , circulate , disseminate , noise , promulgate , propagate , spread , bonfire , brilliance , declare , effulgence , firebrand , glory , holocaust , pioneer , rush , shot , torch