blazes

/ (ˈbleɪzɪz) /

pl n

slang a euphemistic word for hell

informal (intensifier)to run like blazes; what the blazes are you doing?

go to blazes! slang go to hell!

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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

to cause to be empty or unoccupied.

to assent tacitly; agree; consent.

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Words nearby blazes

blazar, blaze, blaze a trail, blaze orange, blazer, blazes, blazing, blazing star, blazon, blazonry, bldg.

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But I have a better question: What in blazes does Poland have to do with this anyway?
Take John McCain’s Russia Advice and You Might Get Another Cold War|Michael Tomasky|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crews tried to contain the blazes, but as the days progressed, the number of fires was simply out of their control.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: 8 Infamous Videos|Brittany Jones-Cooper|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and was taken to a local hospital.
Inside Los Angeles Arson Suspect Harry Burkhart’s Arrest|Christine Pelisek|January 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and taken to a local hospital.
Los Angeles Fires: Officials Race to Identify the Arsonist|Christine Pelisek|December 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST

You bethrayed the masther's house, an' Miss Oona, too, you villin o' blazes!
Fardorougha, The Miser|William Carleton
You know, they are tin tubes with spirits of wine which blazes up.
Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete|Gustave Droz
Gawd love you, guv'nor, they'd fight 'ell's blazes, them chaps would!
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine
In the very same moment his glance died away like a too sudden fire that blazes up and falls again.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
You rub each other the wrong way over little things that don't really matter, but that irritate like blazes.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine

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