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(n)
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
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The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
(adj)
On fire with visible flames.
(v)
(transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
(rare, collective) A group of kittens.
(archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
An uncovered fire.
(figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism.
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
(intransitive) To explode.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from one's presence.
(idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
(informal, idiomatic) To fire (dismiss from employment).
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
British, Canada, and Australia spelling of ardor.
The quality of being fervid.
The state of being fervent.
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
(American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.
(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.
An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
The initiation of combustion.
(uncountable) Thermal energy.
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
(uncountable) The condition of being flammable.
(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
Of or relating to fire.
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
(UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
(US, firefighting) A fire station
A broad smile.
A fiery pain.
A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
The extinguishing of a fire.
(firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires.
(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
(heading) A pile.
A flight of stairs; a stairway.
A series of steps; a staircase.
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
An artillery bombardment.
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.