fire
/ˈfaɪ.ɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Fire means: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.
Synonyms for fire56
noun, as in feelings of great warmth and intensity
noun, as in the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
noun, as in the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
verb, as in terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
verb, as in call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
verb, as in destroy by fire
verb, as in go off or discharge
verb, as in start firing a weapon
verb, as in cause to go off
verb, as in provide with fuel
verb, as in become ignited
Opposites of fire
What does fire mean?21
verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)“arouse pity”
destroy by fire“They burned the house and his diaries”
go off or discharge“The gun fired”
start or maintain a fire in“fire the furnace”
start firing a weapon
cause to go off“fire a gun”
provide with fuel“Oil fires the furnace”
become ignited“The furnace wouldn't fire”
bake in a kiln so as to harden“fire pottery”
drive out or away by or as if by fire“The soldiers were fired”
generate an electrical impulse“the neurons fired fast”
noun
feelings of great warmth and intensity“he spoke with great ardor”
intense adverse criticism“Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke“fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy“hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”
the event of something burning (often destructive)“they lost everything in the fire”
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), associated with the humour bile
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking“put the kettle on the fire”
a severe trial“he went through fire and damnation”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with fire?21
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Fire in a sentence
- In case of fire, telephone the fire station.CK
- A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.Plodder
- When the fire broke out, he was fast asleep.Ivan24
- Always keep a bucket of water handy, in case of fire.CK
- The fire burned brightly, giving forth a comforting warmth.Objectivesea
- As he had no way of making fire, he ate the fish raw.ToxicFriu
- Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.CK
- Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.fishda
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of fire
as a noun
- plural
- fires
as a verb
- past tense
- fired
- present participle
- firing
- third-person singular
- fires
- past participle
- fired