fire

Pronunciation: US [faɪr] UK [ˈfaɪə(r)]

n.Fire fire; fire; fire
v.Shooting; fire; fire ignition
WebFlame; light; fire (firealarm)

Synonyms

Antonyms

conflagration holocaust inferno

Definitions in English

n.	1. flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way 2. a small pile of burning wood, coal, etc. that you make in order to produce heat 3. shots from a gun 4. strong feelings such as anger or enthusiasm 5. a piece of equipment that uses electricity or gas to heat a room
v.	1. if a weapon fires, or if someone fires it, someone uses it to shoot 2. to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment 3. if an engine fires, it starts to work 4. to bake clay at a very high temperature so that it becomes very hard 5. if you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, so that it is difficult for them to answer

Other Forms

3sg.fires

Example Sentences

A face as red as fire.
Source: J. Mabbe
Dead and decaying things seemed to..fire his imagination.
Source: R. K. Narayan
To fire me with a sense of wonder at the marvels of science and technology.
Source: M. Moorcock

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Rearrange English Word: fire
reif rife
Based on fire, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - efir
b - feria
d - brief
f - fibre
g - fired
k - fried
l - fifer
m - grief
n - kefir
r - filer
s - lifer
t - fermi
v - finer
x - infer
y - firer
All shorter English words within fire :
ef er fer fie fir if ire re ref rei rif
List all shorter English words in fire.
List all English words English words starting with fire, English words that contain fire or English words ending with fire
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : f fir fire ire r re e
Based on fire, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: fi ir re
Find English words starting with fire by next letter
English words starting with fire :
fireable firearms fireback fireball firebase firebird fireboat firebomb firebrat firebugs fireclay firedamp firedogs firefang firehall fireless firelock firepans firepink fireplug firepots fireroom fireship fireside firetrap firewall fireweed firewood firework fireworm firearm firebox firebug firedog firefly firelit fireman firemen firepan firepot firers fired firer fires fire
English words that contain fire :
afire backfire balefire bonfires bushfire bonfire campfire drumfire fireable firearms fireback fireball firebase firebird fireboat firebomb firebrat firebugs fireclay firedamp firedogs firefang firehall fireless firelock firepans firepink fireplug firepots fireroom fireship fireside firetrap firewall fireweed firewood firework fireworm foxfires firearm firebox firebug firedog firefly firelit fireman firemen firepan firepot foxfire firers fired firer fires fire gunfires gunfire hangfire hellfire misfired misfires misfire outfired outfires outfire postfire prefired prefires prefire rimfires refired refires rimfire refire spitfire surefire wildfire
English words ending with fire :
afire backfire balefire bushfire bonfire campfire drumfire foxfire fire gunfire hangfire hellfire misfire outfire postfire prefire rimfire refire spitfire surefire wildfire