noun
Meaning 1
plural of flare
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
flares
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /flɛə̯z/
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General-American: /flɛɚ̯z/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /fleːz/
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New-Zealand: /fleəz/ without the cheer–chair merger
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/fliəz/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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Scotland: /fleɹz/
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/flɜː(ɹ)z/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)z
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homophone: flairs
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homophone: fleers (cheer–chair merger)
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homophone: fleurs (fair–fur merger)
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CMU ARPABET: F L EH1 R Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Bell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of flare
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context