firestone
- n a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- n a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
firestorm
- n a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- n an outburst of controversy
the incident triggered a political firestorm
firethorn
- n any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
firetrap
- n a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire
firewall
- n (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
he moved the throttle to the firewall - n (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
- n a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
fireweed
- n tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
- n an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
firewheel tree
- n eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers
firewood
- n wood used for fuel
they collected and cut their own firewood