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dark
Adjective
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If something is dark, is has no light.
The cave is very dark.
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If something is dark, it is scary or not pleasant.
World War II was a dark time in world history.
dark
Noun
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Place where there is no light.
Most humans are afraid of the dark.
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Late in the day, especially after sunset.
Go and play with your friends, but be back before dark!
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Darks are clothes that are not light in color.
flame
Noun
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The part you can see in fire.
We saw the flames burning the house.
The firefighter's hat is as bright as a flame.
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A flame is a lover that only lasts for a short time.
He brought his flame to yesterday's party.
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A flame is a strong comment on the internet to insult (hurt) someone else, making them angry.
Today, someone in our forum started posting very mean flames.
I posted that someone's idea was a bad idea, and I got a lot of flames for that.
flame
Verb
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To make flames.
The pot in the kitchen started to flame when it was left to cook for too long.
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To write an insulting (hurtful) message on the internet to make people angry.
My school peer started flaming in my email.
Everybody in the newsgroup flamed me for saying that.