Fire

/ˈfaɪ.ə/ · noun

Meaning

(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..

Definitions by Sense

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) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
3. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
4. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
5. (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
6. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
7. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
8. (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.

Example Sentences

We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.

We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.

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.

Efforts to fight the fires in New South Wales and Victoria were hampered as large fires converged and created their own violent weather systems. The fire created dry lightning storms so severe that planes had to be grounded.

The fire was laid and needed to be lit.

The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.

We dominated the battlespace with our fires.

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• fires
• fier
• 🜂
• fye
• firing
• fired
• no-table-tags
• glossary
• fire
• firest
• firedst
• fireth
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