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fire

Letters that make fire

e, f, r, i are letters that make 'fire'

Words within fire

re, IR, fir, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'fire'

Anagrams of fire

reif, rife are anagrams of 'fire'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of fire

afire, firer, fires, fired are words created by adding a letter to 'fire'

fire is a 4 letter word ending with e
fire is a 4 letter word starting with f

18 possible definitions for 'fire'

Fire as "a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of hearth, open fireplace, fireplace.

Types of fire

cookfire is a type of fire.

Derivatives of fire

burn down, burn, fire are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"they sat by the fire and talked"

Fire as "the event of something burning (often destructive)"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of occurrent, natural event, happening, occurrence.

Types of fire

campfire, conflagration, inferno, grassfire, prairie fire, smoulder, smolder, backfire, smudge, forest fire, bonfire, balefire, brush fire are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

burn down, burn, fire are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"they lost everything in the fire"

Fire as "a severe trial"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of visitation, trial, tribulation.

Example of fire used within this context

"he went through fire and damnation"

Fire as "once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of element.

fire Usage

'fire' can be a useage of archaism, archaicism.

Fire as "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flame, flaming have the same meaning as 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of burning, combustion.

Types of fire

blaze, flare, blazing, ignition are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

burn down, fire, burn, fuel, flame, fiery, igneous are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

Fire as "fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of fuel.

Example of fire used within this context

"put the kettle on the fire", "barbecue over an open fire"

Fire as "bake in a kiln so as to harden"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of bake.

fire as a category

'fire' can be a category of cooking, cookery, preparation.

Derivatives of fire

fire, flame, flaming are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"fire pottery"

Fire as "start firing a weapon"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

open fire has the same meaning as fire

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of shoot, blast.

Derivatives of fire

firing, fire are derivatives of 'fire'.

Fire as "go off or discharge"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go off, discharge have the same meaning as 'fire'

Derivatives of fire

discharge, firing, firing off, fire are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"The gun fired"

Fire as "cause to go off"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

discharge has the same meaning as fire

Types of fire

loose off, let fly, let drive, fusillade, pop, shoot, blast are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

discharge, firing, firing off, fire are derivatives of 'fire'.

Causes of fire

fire, discharge, go off are causes of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"fire a gun", "fire a bullet"

Fire as "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enkindle, kindle, arouse, elicit, evoke, raise, provoke have the same meaning as 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of create, make.

Types of fire

untune, strike a chord, overcome, overpower, overtake, fire up, shake up, touch a chord, ask for, rekindle, infatuate, ignite, offend, discompose, disconcert, discomfit, sweep over, whelm, stimulate, heat, invite, excite, stir up, shake, stir, prick, excite, anger, spite, shame, bruise, injure, hurt, upset, wound, overwhelm, interest, draw, wake, inflame are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

redolent, rousing, evocation, provocation, provocative, incitement, evocative, remindful, reminiscent, resonant, induction, arousal, incitation, elicitation are derivatives of 'fire'.

Fire as "drive out or away by or as if by fire"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of drive out, run off, drive away, dispel, drive off, turn back, chase away.

Example of fire used within this context

"The soldiers were fired", "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"

Fire as "provide with fuel"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fuel has the same meaning as fire

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of render, furnish, provide, supply.

Derivatives of fire

fuel, fire, flame, flaming are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"Oil fires the furnace"

Fire as "terminate the employment of, discharge from an office or position"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

can, dismiss, terminate, give the axe, give notice, displace, send away, give the sack, force out, sack have the same meaning as 'fire'

Antonyms

hire, engage, employ have the opposite meaning of 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of remove.

Types of fire

dismiss, pension off, send away, lay off, retire, furlough, clean out, squeeze out, drop, send packing are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

liberation, sacking, release, dismissible, discharge, firing, dismissal, dismission, sack are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"The boss fired his secretary today", "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

Fire as "intense adverse criticism"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blast, flak, flack, attack have the same meaning as 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of criticism, unfavorable judgment.

Derivatives of fire

assail, lash out, round, snipe, assault, attack are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party", "the government has come under attack", "don't give me any flak"

Fire as "destroy by fire"

Under this definition, fire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

burn down, burn have the same meaning as 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of ruin, destroy.

Types of fire

cremate, torch, backfire, scorch are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

burn mark, fire, burn, ignitible, flame, burnable, ignitable, flaming are derivatives of 'fire'.

Verb groups of fire

burn, combust, burn, incinerate are verb groups of 'fire'.

Fire as "feelings of great warmth and intensity"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fervidness have the same meaning as 'fire'

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of passionateness, passion.

Types of fire

zeal is a type of fire.

Derivatives of fire

ardent, fervid, fiery, torrid, impassioned, perfervid, fervent are derivatives of 'fire'.

Fire as "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy"

Under this definition, fire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

firing has the same meaning as fire

fire as a type

'fire' can be a type of attack, onslaught, onset, onrush.

Types of fire

broadside, fratricide, burst, volley, cannon fire, barrage, battery, hostile fire, neutralization fire, cover, crossfire, bombardment, antiaircraft fire, barrage fire, shelling, fusillade, salvo, call fire, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, friendly fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire are types of 'fire'.

Derivatives of fire

open fire, go off, fire, discharge are derivatives of 'fire'.

Example of fire used within this context

"hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes", "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"