Dictionary Check: fire

"fire" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 7 points

Definition

noun

the event of something burning (often destructive)

Example: "they lost everything in the fire"
noun

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Example: "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"
Synonyms:
noun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Example: "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
Synonyms:
noun

a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

Example: "they sat by the fire and talked"
noun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

noun

feelings of great warmth and intensity

Example: "he spoke with great ardor"

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