fire

Noun

fire (countable and uncountable; plural fires)

1. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
2. (countable) Something that has produced or is capable of producing this chemical reaction (such as a campfire or fireplace).
3. (uncountable, alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
4. (countable) The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction.

   There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.

   During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.

5. (countable) (UK) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

Synonyms:

• (set on fire): See set on fire.
• (shoot): let off, shoot.
• (terminate the employment of): sack, let go.
• (shoot a weapon): open fire, shoot

4 letters in word "fire": E F I R.

Anagrams of fire:

• reif

• rife

Words found within fire:

ef er erf fe fer fie fir if ire re ref rei rif

• Definitions:
• open fire: start firing a weapon the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" 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" terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" go off or discharge; "The gun fired" a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" ardor: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) burn: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" fuel: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
• Fire is a rapid oxidation process that creates light, heat, and smoke, and varies in intensity. It is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (e.g., a campfire, or a lit fireplace or stove) or a violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (e.g., in buildings or a ...
• Fire!! is an African American literary magazine published in 1926 during the Harlem Renaissance. The publication was started by Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglas, John P. Davis, Richard Bruce Nugent, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Langston Hughes.
• Fire is a 1996 drama film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das.
• In the sci-fi television series LEXX, the fictional planet "Fire" is the afterlife for all evil souls, and the location for much of Season 3. It shares a tight mutual orbit and an atmosphere with Planet Water, which is the afterlife for all good souls. ...
• "Fire" was the first single from U2's 1981 album, October.
• Fire is a fictional superheroine published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Super Friends #25, (October 1979), and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon. Her first appearance in the DC Universe canon was Infinity, Inc. #32 (November 1986).
• Fire is a nightclub in London's Vauxhall "gay village". It specialises in majority-gay events, although maintains an open door policy. Originally known as "Viaduct", the venue was reopened and rechristened as Fire by current owner Craig Elder in 2002.
• Fire is an Australian television series transmitted on the Seven Network between 1995 and 1996. It was shown in the U.K. & Ireland on Sky One.
• "Fire" was the twelfth episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. It deals with the idea of pyrokinesis.
• Fire is a song written and originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix and released on the 1967 Are You Experienced? album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. One of Hendrix's most played efforts, the track has been included on a number of greatest hits collections, including ''''.
• Fire was originally a two-issue creator-owned comic book miniseries written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis and published by Caliber Comics. It was later republished as a graphic novel by Image Comics.
• Fire/Jericho was the fourth single released by the British electronica/rave act The Prodigy on 7 September 1992.
• Fire, later known as Fire Graphics, was an underground computer artscene group that released ANSI, ASCII, and high resolution artwork from 1994 to 1998.
• Fire has been important to all people of the earth, and it is rich in spiritual tradition.
• Fire is the third album by American group Wild Orchid, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The first and only single released from this collection was "Stuttering (Don't Say)".
• "Fire" is a 1968 song by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. Performed by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. ...
• Fire is the second Mercury album for the funk band Ohio Players.
• Fire is the debut album of Electric Six, released in 2003. It spawned three singles, the first charting ("Danger! High Voltage") in the US, the second getting heavy video play on MTV ("Gay Bar") and the third being "Dance Commander".
• Fire was a set of CDs by trance musician Ferry Corsten. It was an album consisting of two CDs.
• "Fire" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and originally intended for use by Elvis Presley. It was first recorded by Robert Gordon in 1978, who received some modest album oriented rock radio airplay with it. ...
• Fire is the first instant messaging client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Bonjour. All services are built off of GPL’d libraries, including firetalk, libfaim, libicq2000, libmsn, Jabber, and libyahoo2.
• A song by Emerson Lake and Palmer
• "Fire" by Ferry Corsten is a trance song that was released as a single in 2005 , as well as appearing on Ferry Corsten's 2006 album L.E.F. It features vocals by Simon Le Bon (of the popular 80's band Duran Duran) sampled from the 1991 song "Serious". ...
• Slang for shooting a picture. Example: I pressed the shutter button to fire.
• Colored light reflected from within a diamond. White light entering a stone is separated into the many colors of the rainbow just like a prism. Good fire can only be achieved with very good to excellent proportions. Also called "refraction" or most often "dispersion" in the trade.
• Describes the intensity and diversity of the light spectrum (rainbow colors) emanating from a diamond.
• Reflected color light that radiates from the inside, out.
• When moved, these are flashes of color reflected from within a diamond, resulting from dispersion. Just like a prism, white light entering a diamond separates into all the colors of the rainbow.
• The light and heat manifested by the rapid oxidation of combustible materials. A flame may be manifested but is not required.
• (Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989). An act signed into law in August 1989, by President Bush that restructured the thrift regulatory insurance system.
• The rainbow colors seen in a diamond as a result of dispersion.
• Combustion evidenced by a flame or glow. Insurance distinguishes between a "hostile" fire (one out of bounds) and "friendly" fire (such as that contained within the firebox of a stove).
• light that enters a diamond and is then returned to the viewer
• One of the four elements. It represents an overt, enthusiastic, emotional nature. Its season is spring. The Triplicity of Fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Image at right: A ancient Roman coin depicting the Fire sign: Leo.
• to bake clay in a hot kiln or oven. To harden clay, the temperature must be high enough to fuse the clay particles. High firing (1200°–1400°C) is used for porcelain; moderate firing (1200°–1280°C) is used for stoneware; and low firing (800°–1100°C) is used for earthenware.
• One of the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty, the flame is a symbol of intellectual brilliance.
• the active principle of burning or combustion.
• results from malfunction of the internal organs or from extreme mood swings. Symptoms include fever, red or bloodshot eyes, swelling, sore throat and flushed face. May also include dry mouth, bleeding or inflammed gums, and a desire for cold drinks
• Combustion which is rapid enough to produce a flame or glow. A fire, for purposes of Property Insurance, must be "hostile," which means it is not in a place in which it is intended to be. ...
• Appearance of colours seen in certain colourless cut and polished gemstones, particularly diamonds. Fire is the result of dispersion, or the splitting up of white light into its component or spectrum colours.
• to bake a piece in a kiln.
• When white light enters a diamond, it is dispersed and refracted into a spectrum of colours that can be seen by the naked eye. The term fire refers to the intensity of this dispersion of light.
• The rainbow of colors resulting from light rays as they enter a stone.
• to apply heat to harden clay.
• (Feu ou Incendie) To ignite, to cause burning, the chemical change in combustion producing heat and light. Fire has long been used for the benefit of humans. Fires heat our premises, cook our meals and are used in many manufacturing processes. Such situations are known as "friendly fires". ...
• (or Color Light)This refers to the percentage of the diamond returning bright colored light to the observer.
• Flashes of the different spectrum colors from dispersion.
• one of the four elements of the zodiac. Other elements include water, air and earth.

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