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Noun
Definition: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
Definition: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Definition: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
Definition: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
Definition: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Definition: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
Definition: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
Definition: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
Definition: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
Definition: A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
Definition: Acronym of finance, insurance and real estate: a class of businesses.
Verb
Definition: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Definition: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Definition: generate an electrical impulse; "the neurons fired fast"
Definition: To set (something, often a building) on fire.
Adjective
Definition: Amazing; excellent.