fire


Meanings

  • the event of something burning (often destructive);
    • "they lost everything in the fire"
  • 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"
  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;
    • "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
  • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning;
    • "they sat by the fire and talked"
  • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
  • feelings of great warmth and intensity;
  • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking;
    • "put the kettle on the fire"
    • "barbecue over an open fire"
  • a severe trial;
    • "he went through fire and damnation"
  • intense adverse criticism;
    • "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
  • start firing a weapon
  • cause to go off;
    • "fire a gun"
    • "fire a bullet"
  • bake in a kiln so as to harden;
    • "fire pottery"
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position;
    • "The boss fired his secretary today"
  • go off or discharge;
    • "The gun fired"
  • drive out or away by or as if by fire;
    • "The soldiers were fired"
    • "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
  • destroy by fire;
  • provide with fuel;
    • "Oil fires the furnace"
  • FIRE v FIRED FIRING, FIRES to project by discharging from a gun FIREABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 7

fire is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

fire is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

fire is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

fire is a valid Words With Friends word