Definitions for blazes

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blazes blaze

Spelling: [bleyz]

IPA: /bleɪz/

Blazes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in blazes (abelsz).

Definitions for blazes

noun

1. a bright flame or fire:
2. a bright, hot gleam or glow:
3. a sparkling brightness:
4. a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury:
5. blazes, Informal. hell:
6. 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.
7. a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to mark with blazes:
2. to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.):
3. to make known; proclaim; publish:
4. Obsolete. to blow, as from a trumpet.

verb (used without object)

1. to burn brightly (sometimes followed by away, up, forth):
2. to shine like flame (sometimes followed by forth):
3. to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed by up):
4. to shoot steadily or continuously (usually followed by away):
5. to be brilliantly conspicuous.

Origin of blazes

before 1000; Middle English, Old English blase torch, flame; cognate with Middle High German blas torch

Examples for blazes

Darnation take it, what in blazes are you shouting around for at this hour of the night?

"What the blazes——" he began, but the chief inspector cut him short.

But this one explains things, this one has logic, this one blazes a trail!

Crews tried to contain the blazes, but as the days progressed, the number of fires was simply out of their control.

One firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and was taken to a local hospital.

Gawd love you, guv'nor, they'd fight 'ell's blazes, them chaps would!

But I have a better question: What in blazes does Poland have to do with this anyway?

"Go to blazes," said the match, as it dropped in and fired both up.

One firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and taken to a local hospital.

Had he brought us the lowest of the low, I should merely have said: 'Marry her and go to blazes!'