Definition of fire - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

Noun

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"

Noun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries"

Noun

a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"

Noun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Noun

feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

Noun

fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"

Noun

a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

Noun

intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak"

Verb

start firing a weapon

Verb

cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

Verb

bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

Verb

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

Verb

go off or discharge; "The gun fired"

Verb

drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"

Verb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Verb

destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

Verb

provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

Back to Top

Synonyms

ardor ardour arouse attack blast burn burn down can discharge dismiss displace elicit enkindle evoke fervency fervidness fervor fervour firing flack flak flame flaming force out fuel give notice give the axe give the sack go off kindle open fire provoke raise sack send away terminate

Back to Top

Antonyms

hire

Back to Top

More General Terms

attack bake blast burning chase away combustion create criticism destroy dispel drive away drive off drive out element fireplace fuel furnish happening hearth make natural event occurrence occurrent onrush onset onslaught open fireplace passion passionateness provide remove render ruin run off shoot supply trial tribulation turn back unfavorable judgment visitation

Back to Top

More Specific Terms

anger antiaircraft fire artillery fire ask for backfire balefire barrage barrage fire battery blast blaze blazing bombardment bonfire broadside bruise brush fire burst call fire campfire cannon fire clean out concentrated fire conflagration cookfire counterfire counterpreparation fire cover covering fire cremate crossfire destruction fire direct fire discomfit discompose disconcert dismiss distributed fire draw drop excite fire up flare forest fire fratricide friendly fire furlough fusillade grassfire grazing fire harassing fire heat hostile fire hurt ignite ignition indirect fire infatuate inferno inflame injure interdiction fire interest invite lay off let drive let fly loose off massed fire neutralization fire observed fire offend overcome overpower overtake overwhelm pension off pop prairie fire preparation fire prick radar fire registration fire rekindle retire salvo scheduled fire scorch searching fire send away send packing shake shake up shame shelling shoot smolder smoulder smudge spite squeeze out stimulate stir stir up strike a chord supporting fire suppressive fire sweep over torch touch a chord unobserved fire untune upset volley wake whelm wound zeal

Back to Top