Word of the Day
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fire
fire
/ˈfaɪ ər/
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the event of something burning (often destructive)
fire meaning(s)
- (n) the event of something burning (often destructive)
- (n) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- (n) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- (n) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- (n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
- (n) feelings of great warmth and intensity
- (n) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- (n) a severe trial
- (n) intense adverse criticism
- (v) start firing a weapon
- (v) cause to go off
- (v) bake in a kiln so as to harden
- (v) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- (v) go off or discharge
- (v) drive out or away by or as if by fire
- (v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- (v) destroy by fire
- (v) provide with fuel
fire usage(s)
- A serious fire detection system was installed in 1965.
- Women screamed as their hair and dresses caught fire.
- fire alarm fire alarm a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
- fire and brimstone fire and brimstone (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners
- fire ant fire ant omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful…
- fire beetle fire beetle tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
- fire bell fire bell a bell rung to give a fire alarm
- fire blight fire blight a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
- fire brigade fire brigade a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
- fire bush fire bush evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown…
- fire chief fire chief the head of a fire department
- fire code fire code set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention…
- fire company fire company a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
- fire control fire control preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
- fire control radar fire control radar naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target
- fire control system fire control system naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery…
- fire department fire department the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing…
- fire door fire door a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire
- fire drill fire drill an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be…
- fire engine fire engine any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site…
- fire escape fire escape a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the…
- fire extinguisher fire extinguisher a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- fire fighter fire fighter a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
- fire hook fire hook fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
- fire hose fire hose a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire