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Flame

n.
  1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
  2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.
  3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love.
  4. A person beloved; a sweetheart.
    5. Flame bridge ,
    a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5.
    Flame color ,
    brilliant orange or yellow.
    Flame engine ,
    an early name for the gas engine.
    Flame manometer ,
    an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See Manometer.
    Flame reaction (Chem.),
    a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum.
    Flame tree (Bot.),
    a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia.

v. i.
  1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
  2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.

v. t.
  1. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.