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blaze2

 
pronunciation:
bleIz
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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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
definition 2: a white or light mark on the face of a cow or horse.
 
similar words:
blotch, dapple, mark, mottle, splotch, spot, streak
 
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
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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