Synonyms and Antonyms of fire
synonym (synonym of fire)
- (verb)Combustion is the essential fact which is at the basis of that assemblage of visible phenomenon which we call fire; combustion being the continuous ch more.. (verb)
- (verb.social)can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminateterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
hypernym (fire IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact)an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built (noun.artifact)
- a severe trial (noun.event)an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event (noun.event)
- bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven (verb.change)
- drive out or away by or as if by fire (verb.motion)force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)
- feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)a strong feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking (noun.substance)a substance that can be consumed to produce energy (noun.substance)
- intense adverse criticism (noun.communication)disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings (noun.communication)
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (noun.substance)one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe (noun.substance)
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)remove from a position or an office (verb.social)
- the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event)an event that happens (noun.event)
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fire relation)
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact)a fire for cooking (noun.artifact)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)evoke a reaction, response, or emotion (verb.emotion)
- (verb.emotion)arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way (verb.emotion)
- (verb.emotion)cause to lose one's composure (verb.emotion)
- feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end (noun.feeling)
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)make (someone) retire (verb.social)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)firing at enemy aircraft (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives (noun.act)
- (noun.act)fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed (noun.act)
- the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event)a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path (noun.event)
cause (cause to relations of fire)
verb group (fire is verb group of ....)
derivation (.... is derived from fire)
- (noun.cognition)stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition)
- (noun.motive)something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)
- (adj.all)serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all)
- cause to go off (verb.competition)the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)
- provide with fuel (verb.possession)a substance that can be consumed to produce energy (noun.substance)
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)
domain category (fire is domain category of ....)
- bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)
domain usage (fire is used in .... domain)
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (noun.substance)the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)
