Fire Meaning
There are 21 meaning(s) for word Fire
Fire Meaning 1 : call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonyms : arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise
Synonyms : arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise
Fire Meaning 3 : start firing a weapon
Synonyms : open fire
Synonyms : open fire
Fire Meaning 5 : the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
Example : fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Synonyms : flame, flaming
Example : fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Synonyms : flame, flaming
Fire Meaning 7 : feelings of great warmth and intensity
Synonyms : ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour
Synonyms : ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour
Fire Meaning 8 : become ignited
Example : The furnace wouldn't fire
Synonyms : flame up
Example : The furnace wouldn't fire
Synonyms : flame up
Fire Meaning 9 : the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
Example : hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes,they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Synonyms : firing
Example : hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes,they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Synonyms : firing
Fire Meaning 10 : intense adverse criticism
Example : Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
Synonyms : attack, blast, flack, flak
Example : Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
Synonyms : attack, blast, flack, flak
Fire Meaning 11 : terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Example : The boss fired his secretary today
Synonyms : can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
Example : The boss fired his secretary today
Synonyms : can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
Fire Meaning 14 : a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
Example : they sat by the fire and talked
Example : they sat by the fire and talked
Fire Meaning 15 : a severe trial
Example : he went through fire and damnation
Example : he went through fire and damnation
Fire Meaning 16 : bake in a kiln so as to harden
Example : fire pottery
Example : fire pottery
Fire Meaning 17 : drive out or away by or as if by fire
Example : The soldiers were fired,Surrender fires the cold skepticism
Example : The soldiers were fired,Surrender fires the cold skepticism
Fire Meaning 18 : fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
Example : put the kettle on the fire,barbecue over an open fire
Example : put the kettle on the fire,barbecue over an open fire
Fire Meaning 19 : generate an electrical impulse
Example : the neurons fired fast
Example : the neurons fired fast
Fire Meaning 20 : once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Fire Meaning 21 : the event of something burning (often destructive)
Example : they lost everything in the fire
Example : they lost everything in the fire
Fire Antonyms
How to Pronounce Fire
- faɪər
