- 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.
- hell: Go to blazes!
- to burn brightly (sometimes followed 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 followed by forth): Their faces blazed with enthusiasm.
- to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed by up): He blazed up at the insult.
- to shoot steadily or continuously (usually followed by away): The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons.
- to be brilliantly conspicuous.
- a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary.
- a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.
- to mark with blazes: to blaze a trail.
- to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.): His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel.
- a strong fire or flame
- a very bright light or glare
- an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc)
- brilliance; brightness
- to burn fiercely
- to shine brightly
- to become stirred, as with anger or excitement
- to shoot continuously
- a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
- a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
- to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze
- to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
- to make widely known; proclaim
