/fleɪm/
Translation
The bright, hot, moving light that you see in a fire.
Word origin
From Old French flamme, from Latin flamma, meaning a blaze of fire.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- flamma
Grammar
Examples
burned .
"Flame" is the bright, hot light of a fire.
.
"Flames" is the plural, meaning more than one flame.
lit .
Here "flame" is the little fire on the match.
Where this fits
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueEnglish · Free printables
flame: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "flame" (The bright, hot, moving light that you see in a fire.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is part of lesson 44.