fire, n.
(fires)
freq. cnt. 78
(fires)
freq. cnt. 78
the event of something burning (often destructive)
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 43
fire
sample sentences
"they lost everything in the fire"
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the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8
fire firing
sample sentences
"hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes""they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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antiaircraft fire
barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
broadside
volley, burst, salvo, fusillade
call fire
cover, covering fire
concentrated fire, massed fire
counterfire
counterpreparation fire
crossfire
destruction fire
direct fire
distributed fire
friendly fire, fratricide
hostile fire
grazing fire
harassing fire
indirect fire
interdiction fire
neutralization fire
observed fire
preparation fire
radar fire
registration fire
scheduled fire
searching fire
supporting fire
suppressive fire
unobserved fire
artillery fire, cannon fire
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7
fire flame flaming
sample sentences
"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
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a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
fire
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"they sat by the fire and talked"
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feelings of great warmth and intensity
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
ardor ardour fervency fervidness fervor fervour fire
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"he spoke with great ardor"
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once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
fire
intense adverse criticism
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
attack blast fire flack flak
sample sentences
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party""the government has come under attack"
"don't give me any flak"
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a severe trial
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fire
sample sentences
"he went through fire and damnation"
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fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
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fire
sample sentences
"put the kettle on the fire""barbecue over an open fire"
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