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matchflare

matchflare noun: the flaring of a lit match.

Noun

matchflare (plural matchflares)

  1. The flaring of a lit match.
    • I am a matchflare / you are another / Together / for an instant / we pierce the surrounding / dark1979, Irving Layton, Droppings from Heaven
    • In the next matchflare I saw names carved into a dry section over my head: Vivian, David, Robert, Mel.2000, Anthony Lawrence, In the Half Light

Forms of matchflare

pluralmatchflares

Origin of matchflare

From match + flare.

Questions about matchflare

What does matchflare mean?
Matchflare means the flaring of a lit match.
What part of speech is matchflare?
Matchflare is a noun.
What is the plural of matchflare?
The plural of matchflare is matchflares.

Words near matchflare in the dictionary

  1. matchet
  2. matcheth
  3. matchets
  4. Matchett
  5. Matchetts
  6. matchflare
  7. matchflares
  8. matchgate
  9. matchgates
  10. matchgirl
  11. matchgirls

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