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- pronunciation:
- bleIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a spot or mark on a tree, often made with paint, that usu. indicates a trail.
- similar words:
- mark, spot
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| definition 2: |
a white or light mark on the face of a cow or horse.
- similar words:
- blotch, dapple, mark, mottle, splotch, spot, streak
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blazes, blazing, blazed |
| definition 1: |
to mark (trees), or to indicate (something) by so marking them.
We blazed a trail.- similar words:
- demarcate, mark
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| definition 2: |
to lead in making or opening, as a new pathway in knowledge.
Their research blazes the way for the development of a new biology.- synonyms:
- lead, open
- similar words:
- direct, guide
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| related words: |
pioneer |
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