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synonym (synonym of fire)

  • (verb)
    blaze, burning, combustion, conflagration, flame
    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.. Combustion is the essential fact which is at the basis of that assemblage of visible phenomenon which we call fire; combustion being the continuous chemical combination of a substance with some element, as oxygen, evolving heat, and extending from slow processes, such as those by which the heat of the human body is maintained, to the processes producing the most intense light also, as in a blast-furnace, or on the surface of the sun. Fire is always attended with light, as well as heat; blaze, flame, etc., designate the mingled light and heat of a fire. Combustion is the scientific, fire the popular term. A conflagration is an extensive fire. Compare LIGHT. (verb)
     
  • (noun.act)
    firing
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.process)
    flame, flaming
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    air, earth, water
    once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    attack, blast, flack, flak
    intense adverse criticism (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    open fire
    start firing a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    discharge
    cause to go off (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    discharge, go off
    go off or discharge (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    burn, burn down
    destroy by fire (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    fuel
    provide with fuel (verb.possession)
     

antonym (antonym of fire)

  • (verb.social)
    employ, engage, hire
    engage or hire for work (verb.social)
     

hypernym (fire IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact)
    fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
    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)
    trial, tribulation, visitation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event (noun.event)
     
  • bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)
    bake
    cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven (verb.change)
     
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
    create, make
    make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)
     
  • destroy by fire (verb.change)
    destroy, ruin
    destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
     
  • drive out or away by or as if by fire (verb.motion)
    chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back
    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)
     
  • feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)
    passion, passionateness
    a strong feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
     
  • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking (noun.substance)
    fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy (noun.substance)
     
  • intense adverse criticism (noun.communication)
    criticism, unfavorable judgment
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings (noun.communication)
     
  • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (noun.substance)
    element
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe (noun.substance)
     
  • provide with fuel (verb.possession)
    furnish, provide, render, supply
    give something useful or necessary to (verb.possession)
     
  • start firing a weapon (verb.competition)
    blast, shoot
    fire a shot (verb.competition)
     
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
    remove
    remove from a position or an office (verb.social)
     
  • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
    attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)
     
  • the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event)
    happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
    an event that happens (noun.event)
     
  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)
    burning, combustion
    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)
    cookfire
    a fire for cooking (noun.artifact)
     
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
    strike a chord, touch a chord
    evoke a reaction, response, or emotion (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    ask for, invite
    increase the likelihood of (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    draw
    elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    rekindle
    arouse again (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    infatuate
    arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    prick
    to cause a sharp emotional pain (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake
    arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    excite
    arouse or elicit a feeling (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    anger
    make angry (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset
    cause to lose one's composure (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    shame
    cause to be ashamed (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound
    hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    interest
    excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of (verb.emotion)
     
  • cause to go off (verb.competition)
    pop
    fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    let drive, let fly, loose off
    fire as from a gun (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    blast, shoot
    fire a shot (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    fusillade
    attack with fusillade (verb.competition)
     
  • destroy by fire (verb.change)
    cremate
    reduce to ashes (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    torch
    burn maliciously, as by arson (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    scorch
    destroy completely by or as if by fire (verb.change)
     
  • feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)
    zeal
    excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end (noun.feeling)
     
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
    retire
    make (someone) retire (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pension off
    let go from employment with an attractive pension (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    clean out
    force out (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    furlough, lay off
    dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    squeeze out
    force out (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    dismiss, drop, send away, send packing
    stop associating with (verb.social)
     
  • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
    antiaircraft fire
    firing at enemy aircraft (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    broadside
    the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    burst, fusillade, salvo, volley
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    call fire
    fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    cover, covering fire
    fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    concentrated fire, massed fire
    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)
    counterfire
    fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    counterpreparation fire
    intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    crossfire
    fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    destruction fire
    fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    direct fire
    fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    distributed fire
    fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    fratricide, friendly fire
    fire that injures or kills an ally (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    hostile fire
    fire that injures or kills an enemy (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    grazing fire
    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)
    harassing fire
    fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    indirect fire
    fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    interdiction fire
    fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    neutralization fire
    fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    observed fire
    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)
    preparation fire
    fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    radar fire
    gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    registration fire
    fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    scheduled fire
    prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    searching fire
    fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    supporting fire
    fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    suppressive fire
    fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    unobserved fire
    fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    artillery fire, cannon fire
    fire delivered by artillery (noun.act)
     
  • the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event)
    backfire
    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)
     
  • (noun.event)
    balefire, bonfire
    a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    brush fire
    an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    campfire
    a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    conflagration, inferno
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    forest fire
    an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    grassfire, prairie fire
    an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    smolder, smoulder
    a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    smudge
    a smoky fire to drive away insects (noun.event)
     
  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)
    blaze, blazing
    a strong flame that burns brightly (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    flare
    a sudden burst of flame (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    ignition
    the process of initiating combustion or catching fire (noun.process)
     

cause (cause to relations of fire)

  • cause to go off (verb.competition)
    discharge, fire, go off
    go off or discharge (verb.competition)
     

verb group (fire is verb group of ....)

  • destroy by fire (verb.change)
    burn, combust
    undergo combustion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    burn, incinerate
    cause to undergo combustion (verb.change)
     

derivation (.... is derived from fire)

  • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact)
    burn, burn down, fire
    destroy by fire (verb.change)
     
  • bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)
    fire, flame, flaming
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)
     
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
    arousal, rousing
    the act of arousing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    elicitation, evocation, induction
    stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.motive)
    incitation, incitement, provocation
    something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)
     
  • (adj.all)
    provocative
    serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant
    serving to bring to mind (adj.all)
     
  • cause to go off (verb.competition)
    discharge, firing, firing off
    the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    fire, firing
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
     
  • destroy by fire (verb.change)
    burn, burn mark
    a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
     
  • (adj.all)
    burnable, ignitable, ignitible
    capable of burning (adj.all)
     
  • feelings of great warmth and intensity (noun.feeling)
    ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
    characterized by intense emotion (adj.all)
     
  • go off or discharge (verb.competition)
    fire, firing, fire, firing
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
     
  • intense adverse criticism (noun.communication)
    assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
    attack in speech or writing (verb.communication)
     
  • provide with fuel (verb.possession)
    fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy (noun.substance)
     
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
    discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
     
  • (adj.all)
    dismissible
    subject to dismissal (adj.all)
     
  • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
    discharge, fire
    cause to go off (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    discharge, fire, go off
    go off or discharge (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    fire, open fire
    start firing a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process)
    fire
    bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    fire, fuel
    provide with fuel (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.weather)
    flame
    be in flames or aflame (verb.weather)
     
  • (adj.all)
    fiery, igneous
    like or suggestive of fire (adj.all)
     

domain category (fire is domain category of ....)

  • bake in a kiln so as to harden (verb.change)
    cookery, cooking, preparation
    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)
    archaicism, archaism
    the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym cause verb group derivation blaze burning firing flame air earth employ engage hire attack onrush fireplace hearth criticism unfavorable judgment antiaircraft fire barrage broadside burst call fire discharge go off burn combust incinerate discharge go off open fire burn burn down assail
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