The Clue
Spread outward (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FLARED
Tags
Notes
The answer FLARED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Erupted suddenly
___ up (intensified)
Spread gradually outward, as a skirt
Definition
FLARE as a verb:
1. (flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up) = burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
2. (flare out, flare) = become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
3. (flare, flame) = shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
4. (erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out) = erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
FLARED as an adjective:
1. (flared, flaring) = having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist"