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fire
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- pronunciation:
- faIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- catch fire, catch on fire, on fire
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Fire is the heat, light, and flames that are made when something burns.
Part of the forest was damaged by fire last summer.
- synonyms:
- flames
- similar words:
- energy, glow, heat, light, spark
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| definition 2: |
When you make a fire, you burn something that makes heat, flames, and light. People usually make fires for heat or to cook things.
When Nathan's family went camping, they sat around a fire at night. They roasted hot dogs, sang funny songs, and told stories.
- similar words:
- blaze
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| definition 3: |
When there is a fire in a building, things are burning inside it. If the fire is not controlled, it can destroy the whole building. When there is a fire in the forest, trees are burning in it. The fire can kill many trees, plants, and animals.
A large fire started after a bolt of lightning struck a tree.
- synonyms:
- blaze
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| definition 4: |
If there is fire in you, it means that you have a strong emotion inside you.
You could hear the fire in Matilda's voice as she read her poem out loud.- synonyms:
- passion
- similar words:
- enthusiasm, imagination, power
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| definition 5: |
Fire sometimes means shooting or the sound of shooting. If you hear the fire of guns in the woods, it means that you hear the shooting of guns.
The fire from the cannon signaled the soldiers to attack.- synonyms:
- shot
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| related words: |
flame |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fires, firing, fired |
| definition 1: |
When someone fires something like a gun, cannon, or rocket, it means that they shoot it.
She fired the gun at the target.- synonyms:
- shoot
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| definition 2: |
If you fire something made out of clay, you use very high heat to bake it. When it is fired, it becomes very hard.
He showed us his clay sculpture after he fired it.- similar words:
- heat
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| definition 3: |
When a boss fires someone, they tell that person that they cannot work at their job anymore.
In the story, the rich man fired his cook because he didn't like the soup she made.- synonyms:
- sack
- antonyms:
- hire
- similar words:
- dump
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| definition 4: |
If you fire at a target, you shoot at the target with a gun or something similar.
He fired at the target, but he missed. |
| related words: |
thrill |
| phrase: |
catch fire, catch on fire, on fire |
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