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| ablaze |
on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| afire |
burning; on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| bombard |
to attack with bombs, cannon fire, or artillery. [1/2 definitions] |
| burn |
to be in flames; be on fire. [2/8 definitions] |
| diesel engine |
a type of engine that burns fuel oil. Diesel engines are different from most car engines, which use an electric spark to ignite the fuel. In a diesel engine, the fuel is sprayed into a chamber and set on fire by the heat of air that has been put under high pressure. Big trucks have diesel engines. |
| fiery |
on fire or containing fire; flaming. [1/3 definitions] |
| fireproof |
difficult or impossible to set on fire or to damage or destroy with fire. |
| flame |
the mixture of burning gas and vapor that rises from an object that is on fire. Flame is seen as brightly colored, flickering light. [1/4 definitions] |
| flammable |
able to catch on fire easily. |
| flintlock |
a part of an old-fashioned gun no longer in use. This part makes a spark that sets the powder inside on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| ignite |
to cause to begin burning; set on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| ignition |
the act of starting to burn or being set on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| inflammable |
able to catch fire and burn, or easy to set on fire and burn; flammable. |
| light1 |
to cause to catch on fire. [1/11 definitions] |
| phoenix |
(sometimes cap.) a beautiful bird in Egyptian mythology that lives for five hundred years, then sets itself on fire and rises alive again from the ashes. The phoenix is a symbol of immortality. |
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