Fire Meaning and Definition

Word: Fire

How to pronounce: ˈfaɪə

Noun

Definitions:

1. Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.

Example sentences: "His house was destroyed by fire"

2. A burning sensation in the body.

Example sentences: "The whiskey lit a fire in the back of his throat"

3. The shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns.

Example sentences: "A burst of machine-gun fire"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to explosively propel (a bullet or projectile)

Example sentences: "He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners"

2. Dismiss (an employee) from a job.

3. Supply (a furnace, engine, boiler, or power station) with fuel.

Example sentences: "Liquefied petroleum gas can fire room heaters"

4. Stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion)

Example sentences: "India fired my imagination"

5. Bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln.

Example sentences: "Methane gas is being used to fire bricks at a nearby factory"

Synonyms:

wildfire

flame

conflagration

blaze

brushfire

inferno

pyre

campfire

bonfire

balefire

firefighter

fire fighter

fireman

fireguard

ignite

inflame

kindle

enkindle

ignition

spark

gunfire

attack

dismiss

terminate

remove

fiery

flaming

shoot

go off

hearth

chimney

light

torch

scorch

combustion

holocaust

a shot

heat

ardour

warmth

fervour

fervor

enthusiasm

ardency

passion

burn

set afire

burn down

fireproof

build a fire

kindle a fire

fire fighting

antifire

fire prevention

firefighting

retire

launch

fire up

set on fire

sack

excite

incite

encourage

instigate

flak

discharge

release

redundant

Antonyms:

water

antifire

misfire

hire

employ

miss

Derivations:

fireball

firing

firework

fireplace

firebox

firestorm

fireside

fired

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Fire in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fuego

German: Feuer

French: Feu

Italian: Fuoco

Turkish: Yangın