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The Meaning of fire
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(n.) The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.
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(n.) Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace.
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(n.) The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.
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(n.) Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
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(n.) Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper.
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(n.) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.
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(n.) Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.
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(n.) Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
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(n.) The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.
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(v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.
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(v. t.) To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.
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(v. t.) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.
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(v. t.) To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.
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(v. t.) To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.
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(v. t.) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
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(v. t.) To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
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(v. t.) To drive by fire.
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(v. t.) To cauterize.
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(v. i.) To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.
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(v. i.) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
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(v. i.) To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.
Synonyms
firing
,
flame
,
flaming
,
ardor
,
ardour
,
fervor
,
fervour
,
fervency
,
fervidness
,
attack
,
flak
,
flack
,
blast
,
open fire
,
discharge
,
displace
,
give notice
,
can
,
dismiss
,
give the axe
,
send away
,
sack
,
force out
,
give the sack
,
terminate
,
discharge
,
go off
,
arouse
,
elicit
,
enkindle
,
kindle
,
evoke
,
raise
,
provoke
,
burn
,
burn down
,
fuel
Antonyms
hire
Rhymes
acquire
,
admire
,
afire
,
alkire
,
amplifier
,
aspire
,
attire
,
ayer
,
backfire
,
beier
,
beijer
,
berkshire
,
biedermeier
,
bleier
,
bonfire
,
breier
,
briar
,
brier
,
bryer
,
buyer
,
byer
,
campfire
,
cease-fire
,
ceasefire
,
choir
,
conspire
,
crier
,
crossfire
,
desire
,
devonshire
,
dire
,
dreier
,
drier
,
dryer
,
dubilier
,
dwire
,
dwyer
,
dyar
,
dyer
,
eir
,
emulsifier
,
enquire
,
entire
,
esquire
,
expire
,
eyer
,
flier
,
flyer
,
friar
,
frier
,
fryar
,
fryer
,
frymire
,
geier
,
gire
,
glenayre
,
grier
,
guier
,
guire
,
gunfire
,
guyer
,
gyr
,
haywire
,
heier
,
hellfire
,
highflier
,
hire
,
humidifier
,
hyer
,
hyre
,
identifier
,
inquire
,
inspire
,
ire
,
iyer
,
izaguirre
,
kleier
,
klier
,
krier
,
kyer
,
lancashire
,
leier
,
liar
,
lyre
,
magnifier
,
maguire
,
martyre
,
mcguire
,
mcintire
,
mcquire
,
mctier
,
meyer
,
mier
,
mire
,
misfire
,
multiplier
,
myer
,
myre
,
neier
,
occupier
,
odwyer
,
pacifier
,
perspire
,
plier
,
plyer
,
prier
,
prior
,
pryer
,
pryor
,
purifier
,
pyre
,
quagmire
,
qualifier
,
quire
,
reacquire
,
rectifier
,
require
,
retire
,
rewire
,
safire
,
satire
,
scheier
,
schier
,
schneier
,
schnier
,
schreier
,
schreyer
,
schrier
,
schryer
,
scire
,
shier
,
shire
,
shropshire
,
sire
,
skier
,
smyre
,
speier
,
spier
,
spire
,
squier
,
squire
,
staffordshire
,
steier
,
stier
,
styer
,
supplier
,
swier
,
tire
,
transpire
,
trier
,
tyer
,
tyre
,
umpire
,
untermeyer
,
viar
,
whitmire
,
wildfire
,
wiltshire
,
wire
,
wrier
,
wyer
,
wyre
,
yzaguirre