blaze
//bleɪz//
Noun
A very large or fiercely burning fire.
Firefighters worked through the night to control the blaze.
A bright flame or display of light or color.
The blaze of the sunset painted the sky in brilliant shades of orange and red.
A white stripe running down the face of a horse or other animal.
The horse had a distinctive white blaze running down its face.
A mark made on a tree by cutting the bark, typically to indicate a trail.
The hikers followed the blazes on the trees to stay on the trail.
Verb
To burn fiercely or brightly.
The fire blazed in the fireplace all night.
To shine brightly or powerfully.
The sun blazed in the clear blue sky.
To mark a trail by cutting bark from trees.
The hikers blazed a trail through the forest by marking the trees.
To lead the way in a new field or activity; to pioneer.
She blazed a trail in the field of renewable energy research.