fire

Nouns

• (n) the event of something burning (often destructive)
  • they lost everything in the fire
• (n) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
  • they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
  firing,
• (n) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  • fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
  flame, flaming,
• (n) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
  • they sat by the fire and talked
• (n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• (n) feelings of great warmth and intensity
  • he spoke with great ardor
  fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, ardor, ardour,
• (n) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
  • put the kettle on the fire
  • barbecue over an open fire
• (n) a severe trial
  • he went through fire and damnation
• (n) intense adverse criticism
  • Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
  • the government has come under attack
  • don't give me any flak
  flack, flak, attack, blast,

Verbs

• (v) start firing a weapon open fire,
• (v) cause to go off
  • fire a gun
  • fire a bullet
  discharge,
• (v) bake in a kiln so as to harden
  • fire pottery
• (v) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • The boss fired his secretary today
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
  give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, sack, send away, displace, dismiss, terminate,
• (v) go off or discharge
  • The gun fired
  go off, discharge,
• (v) drive out or away by or as if by fire
  • The soldiers were fired
  • Surrender fires the cold skepticism
• (v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • arouse pity
  • raise a smile
  • evoke sympathy
  arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, raise,
• (v) destroy by fire
  • They burned the house and his diaries
  burn, burn down,
• (v) provide with fuel
  • Oil fires the furnace
  fuel,

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