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fire
CIDE DICTIONARY
fire, n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f, f, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. Empyrean, Pyre.].
- The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition. [1913 Webster]" The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called flame. Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed." [1913 Webster]
- Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace. [1913 Webster]
- The burning of a house or town; a conflagration. [1913 Webster]
- Anything which destroys or affects like fire. [1913 Webster]
- Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper. [1913 Webster]"he had fire in his temper." [1913 Webster]
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. [1913 Webster]"And bless their critic with a poet's fire." [1913 Webster]
- Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star. [1913 Webster]"Stars, hide your fires." [1913 Webster]"As in a zodiac
representing the heavenly fires." [1913 Webster] - Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction. [1913 Webster]
- The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire. [1913 Webster]
fire, v. t.
- To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. [1913 Webster]
- To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery. [1913 Webster]
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge. [1913 Webster]"Love had fired my mind." [1913 Webster]
- To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man. [1913 Webster]
- To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler. [1913 Webster]
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. [1913 Webster]"[The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines." [1913 Webster]
- To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a rifle, pistol, or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc. [1913 Webster]
- To drive by fire. [1913 Webster]"Till my bad angel fire my good one out." [1913 Webster]
- To cauterize. [1913 Webster]
- to dismiss from employment, a post, or other job; to cause (a person) to cease being an employee; -- of a person. The act of firing is usually performed by that person's supervisor or employer. [PJC]
fire, v. i.
- To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle. [1913 Webster]
- To be irritated or inflamed with passion. [1913 Webster]
- To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fire, n. & v.
--n.
1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and usu. give out bright light and heat. b the active principle operative in this. c flame or incandescence.
2 a conflagration, a destructive burning (forest fire).
3 a burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc. b = electric fire. c = gas fire.
4 firing of guns.
5 a fervour, spirit, vivacity. b poetic inspiration, lively imagination. c vehement emotion.
6 burning heat, fever.
7 luminosity, glow (St Elmo's fire).
--v.
1 a tr. discharge (a gun etc.). b tr. propel (a missile) from a gun etc. c intr. (often foll. by at, into, on) fire a gun or missile. d tr. produce (a broadside, salute, etc.) by discharge of guns. e intr. (of a gun etc.) be discharged.
2 tr. cause (explosive) to explode.
3 tr. deliver or utter in rapid succession (fired insults at us).
4 tr. sl. dismiss (an employee) from a job.
5 tr. a set fire to with the intention of destroying. b kindle (explosives).
6 intr. catch fire.
7 intr. (of an internal-combustion engine, or a cylinder in one) undergo ignition of its fuel.
8 tr. supply (a furnace, engine, boiler, or power station) with fuel.
9 tr. a stimulate (the imagination). b fill (a person) with enthusiasm.
10 tr. a bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.). b cure (tea or tobacco) by artificial heat.
11 intr. become heated or excited.
12 tr. cause to glow or redden.
--n.
1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and usu. give out bright light and heat. b the active principle operative in this. c flame or incandescence.
2 a conflagration, a destructive burning (forest fire).
3 a burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc. b = electric fire. c = gas fire.
4 firing of guns.
5 a fervour, spirit, vivacity. b poetic inspiration, lively imagination. c vehement emotion.
6 burning heat, fever.
7 luminosity, glow (St Elmo's fire).
--v.
1 a tr. discharge (a gun etc.). b tr. propel (a missile) from a gun etc. c intr. (often foll. by at, into, on) fire a gun or missile. d tr. produce (a broadside, salute, etc.) by discharge of guns. e intr. (of a gun etc.) be discharged.
2 tr. cause (explosive) to explode.
3 tr. deliver or utter in rapid succession (fired insults at us).
4 tr. sl. dismiss (an employee) from a job.
5 tr. a set fire to with the intention of destroying. b kindle (explosives).
6 intr. catch fire.
7 intr. (of an internal-combustion engine, or a cylinder in one) undergo ignition of its fuel.
8 tr. supply (a furnace, engine, boiler, or power station) with fuel.
9 tr. a stimulate (the imagination). b fill (a person) with enthusiasm.
10 tr. a bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.). b cure (tea or tobacco) by artificial heat.
11 intr. become heated or excited.
12 tr. cause to glow or redden.
Idiom
catch fire begin to burn. fire-alarm a device for giving warning of fire. fire and brimstone the supposed torments of hell. fire away colloq. begin; go ahead. fire-ball
1 a large meteor.
2 a ball of flame, esp. from a nuclear explosion.
3 an energetic person.
4 ball lightning.
5 Mil. hist. a ball filled with combustibles. fire-balloon a balloon made buoyant by the heat of a fire burning at its mouth. fire-blight a disease of plants, esp. hops and fruit trees, causing a scorched appearance. fire-bomb an incendiary bomb. fire-break an obstacle to the spread of fire in a forest etc., esp. an open space. fire-brick a fireproof brick used in a grate. fire brigade esp. Brit. an organized body of firemen trained and employed to extinguish fires. fire-bug colloq. a pyromaniac.
fire company
1 = fire brigade.
2 a fire-insurance company. fire-control a system of regulating the fire of a ship's or a fort's guns. fire department US = fire brigade. fire door a fire-resistant door to prevent the spread of fire. fire-drake (in Germanic mythology) a fiery dragon. fire-drill 1 a rehearsal of the procedures to be used in case of fire.
2 a primitive device for kindling fire with a stick and wood.
fire-eater
1 a conjuror who appears to swallow fire.
2 a person fond of quarrelling or fighting. fire-engine a vehicle carrying equipment for fighting large fires. fire-escape an emergency staircase or apparatus for escape from a building on fire. fire extinguisher an apparatus with a jet for discharging liquid chemicals, water, or foam to extinguish a fire. fire-fighter a person whose task is to extinguish fires.
fire-guard
1 a protective screen or grid placed in front of a fireplace.
2 US a fire-watcher.
3 US a fire-break. fire-hose a hose-pipe used in extinguishing fires. fire-irons tongs, poker, and shovel, for tending a domestic fire. fire-lighter Brit. a piece of inflammable material to help start a fire in a grate. fire-office a fire-insurance company. fire-opal girasol. fire-plug a hydrant for a fire-hose.
fire-power
1 the destructive capacity of guns etc.
2 financial, intellectual, or emotional strength. fire-practice a fire-drill. fire-raiser Brit. an arsonist. fire-raising Brit. arson.
fire-screen
1 a screen to keep off the direct heat of a fire.
2 a fire-guard.
3 an ornamental screen for a fireplace. fire-ship hist. a ship loaded with combustibles and sent adrift to ignite an enemy's ships etc. fire station the headquarters of a fire brigade. fire-step = firing-step. fire-stone stone that resists fire, used for furnaces etc. fire-storm a high wind or storm following a fire caused by bombs. fire-tongs tongs for picking up pieces of coal etc. in tending a fire. fire-trap a building without proper provision for escape in case of fire. fire up show sudden anger. fire-walking the (often ceremonial) practice of walking barefoot over white-hot stones, wood-ashes, etc. fire warden US a person employed to prevent or extinguish fires. fire-watcher a person keeping watch for fires, esp. those caused by bombs. fire-water colloq. strong alcoholic liquor. go on fire Sc. & Ir. catch fire. go through fire and water face all perils.
on fire
1 burning.
2 excited. set fire to (or set on fire) ignite, kindle, cause to burn. set the world (or Thames) on fire do something remarkable or sensational. take fire catch fire.
under fire
1 being shot at.
2 being rigorously criticized or questioned.
1 a large meteor.
2 a ball of flame, esp. from a nuclear explosion.
3 an energetic person.
4 ball lightning.
5 Mil. hist. a ball filled with combustibles. fire-balloon a balloon made buoyant by the heat of a fire burning at its mouth. fire-blight a disease of plants, esp. hops and fruit trees, causing a scorched appearance. fire-bomb an incendiary bomb. fire-break an obstacle to the spread of fire in a forest etc., esp. an open space. fire-brick a fireproof brick used in a grate. fire brigade esp. Brit. an organized body of firemen trained and employed to extinguish fires. fire-bug colloq. a pyromaniac.
fire company
1 = fire brigade.
2 a fire-insurance company. fire-control a system of regulating the fire of a ship's or a fort's guns. fire department US = fire brigade. fire door a fire-resistant door to prevent the spread of fire. fire-drake (in Germanic mythology) a fiery dragon. fire-drill 1 a rehearsal of the procedures to be used in case of fire.
2 a primitive device for kindling fire with a stick and wood.
fire-eater
1 a conjuror who appears to swallow fire.
2 a person fond of quarrelling or fighting. fire-engine a vehicle carrying equipment for fighting large fires. fire-escape an emergency staircase or apparatus for escape from a building on fire. fire extinguisher an apparatus with a jet for discharging liquid chemicals, water, or foam to extinguish a fire. fire-fighter a person whose task is to extinguish fires.
fire-guard
1 a protective screen or grid placed in front of a fireplace.
2 US a fire-watcher.
3 US a fire-break. fire-hose a hose-pipe used in extinguishing fires. fire-irons tongs, poker, and shovel, for tending a domestic fire. fire-lighter Brit. a piece of inflammable material to help start a fire in a grate. fire-office a fire-insurance company. fire-opal girasol. fire-plug a hydrant for a fire-hose.
fire-power
1 the destructive capacity of guns etc.
2 financial, intellectual, or emotional strength. fire-practice a fire-drill. fire-raiser Brit. an arsonist. fire-raising Brit. arson.
fire-screen
1 a screen to keep off the direct heat of a fire.
2 a fire-guard.
3 an ornamental screen for a fireplace. fire-ship hist. a ship loaded with combustibles and sent adrift to ignite an enemy's ships etc. fire station the headquarters of a fire brigade. fire-step = firing-step. fire-stone stone that resists fire, used for furnaces etc. fire-storm a high wind or storm following a fire caused by bombs. fire-tongs tongs for picking up pieces of coal etc. in tending a fire. fire-trap a building without proper provision for escape in case of fire. fire up show sudden anger. fire-walking the (often ceremonial) practice of walking barefoot over white-hot stones, wood-ashes, etc. fire warden US a person employed to prevent or extinguish fires. fire-watcher a person keeping watch for fires, esp. those caused by bombs. fire-water colloq. strong alcoholic liquor. go on fire Sc. & Ir. catch fire. go through fire and water face all perils.
on fire
1 burning.
2 excited. set fire to (or set on fire) ignite, kindle, cause to burn. set the world (or Thames) on fire do something remarkable or sensational. take fire catch fire.
under fire
1 being shot at.
2 being rigorously criticized or questioned.
Derivative
fireless adj. firer n.
Etymology
OE fyr, fyrian, f. WG
THESAURUS
fire
abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air-dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom, atomic particles, awake, awaken, ax, axe, backfire, bake, balefire, bang, bank, barbecue, barrage, baste, beacon, beacon fire, begin, blanch, blast, blast away, blast off, blaze, blaze up, blazing, blitz, blot, blow out, blow the coals, blow up, boil, bombard, bombardment, bonfire, boot, boot out, bounce, bowl, braise, break, brew, broadside, broil, brown, brush, brute matter, building block, bump, burn, burning, burning ghat, burning pain, burst, bust, calenture, call forth, call up, campfire, can, candle, cannon, cannonade, cashier, cast, cast at, catapult, chafe, charge, charring, cheerful fire, chemical element, childbed fever, chuck, chuck at, chunk, cock, coddle, combustion, commence, commence firing, commitment, committedness, component, conflagrate, conflagration, constituent, continued fever, cook, corposant, cozy fire, crackling fire, crematory, cross fire, cure, curry, curtain fire, dart, dash, death fire, dedication, defrock, degrade, dehumidify, dehydrate, delay, delirium, demote, deplume, depose, deprive, desiccate, detonate, devil, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, direct fire, disbar, discharge, disemploy, dismiss, displace, displume, dive in, divine afflatus, do, do to perfection, drain, drive, drop, drum out, dry, dry fire, dynamize, eager, eagerness, earnestness, earth, eclat, ecstasy, eject, elan, electric light bulb, electric-heat, electrify, element, elementary particle, elementary unit, embue, energize, energy, enfilade, enkindle, enliven, enlivenment, enrage, enterprise, enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiastic, eruptive fever, evaporate, exalt, excite, excited, excitement, exhilarate, exhilaration, expel, explode, exsiccate, faith, faithfulness, fall to, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, febricity, febrility, feed, feed the fire, feeling, fell, fen fire, ferment, fervency, fervent, fervid, fervidness, fervor, fever, fever heat, fever of excitement, feverishness, fidelity, fieriness, file fire, fire a volley, fire at, fire of demolition, fire off, fire up, fire upon, firepower, fireworks, firing, flack, flak, flame, flame up, flaming, flare, flare up, flashing point, flicker, flickering flame, fling, fling at, flip, flush, foment, forest fire, fork, fox fire, frenzy, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, fulminate, fundamental particle, funeral pyre, furlough, furor, fury, fusillade, galvanize, gas-heat, genius, get to, get-up-and-go, ginger, give the ax, give the gate, glare, glaze, glim, glow, go ahead, go off, griddle, grill, ground fire, gun, gun for, gunfight, gunfire, gunplay, gusto, hang fire, head into, heart, hearten, heartiness, heat, heat up, heatedness, heave, heave at, hectic, hectic fever, hectic flush, heighten, high-angle fire, hit, holocaust, horizontal fire, hot, hot up, hot-air-heat, hot-blooded, hot-water-heat, hurl, hurl against, hurl at, hurrah, hurtle, hyle, hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia, hypostasis, ignis fatuus, ignite, ignition, illuminant, illuminator, imbue, impassion, impassionedness, incandescent body, incense, incite, infect, infection, inferno, inflame, inform, infuriate, infuse, infusion, ingle, initiative, inject, inoculate, insolate, inspiration, inspire, inspired, inspirit, instigate, intense, intensify, intensity, intentness, interdiction fire, intermittent fever, invigorate, jazz up, jerk, jump off, key up, kick, kick off, kick out, kick upstairs, kiln, kindle, lambent flame, lamp, lance, lantern, lather up, launch, lay off, let fly, let fly at, let go, let off, let out, light, light bulb, light source, light the fuse, light up, liveliness, liven, load, lob, loyalty, luminant, luminary, machine-gun fire, madden, make redundant, marshfire, match, material, material world, materiality, matter, mold, molecule, monad, moon, mortar, mortar fire, motivate, move, moving spirit, mull, mummify, musketry, natural world, nature, nettle, on fire, open fire, open up on, oust, oven-bake, overexcite, overheat, pan, pan-broil, parboil, parch, pass, passion, passionate, passionateness, peg, pelt, pension off, pep, pep up, pepper, percussion fire, perk up, physical world, pick off, pique, piss and vinegar, pistol, pistol fire, pitch, pitch in, pitchfork, pizzazz, play with fire, plenum, plug, plunge into, poach, poop, pop at, pot, potshoot, potshot, prairie fire, preheat, prepare, prepare food, prime, project, propel, protein fever, provoke, puerperal fever, punch, push, put, put the shot, put up to, pyre, pyrexia, quicken, raging fire, rake, raking fire, rally, rapid fire, read out of, recook, reheat, rekindle, relapsing fever, release, relight, relish, relume, remittent, remittent fever, replace, resolution, retire, ricochet fire, riddle, rifle fire, roast, rouse, rub, rut, sack, salvo, saute, savor, scallop, scorch, scorching, sea of flames, sear, searing, send off, separate forcibly, seriousness, serve, set about, set astir, set fire to, set in, set off, set on, set on fire, set out, set sail, set to, sexual excitement, shape, sheet of fire, shell, shellfire, shirr, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shoot-out, shooting, shrivel, shy, shy at, sic on, signal beacon, simmer, sincerity, sling, sling at, smart, smarting, smoke, smudge fire, snap, snap up, snipe, snipe at, soak up, soul, source of light, spark, sparkle, spirit, spirit up, sponge, spunk, spunk up, starch, stars, start, start in, start off, start out, steam, steam up, stew, stimulate, stimulated, sting, stinging, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir the fire, stir up, stir-fry, stirred, stoke, stoke the fire, stoke up, strafe, strike, strike a light, strip, stuff, substance, substratum, summon up, sun, sun-dry, superannuate, superheat, surplus, suspend, swab, take a potshot, take aim at, take fire, take off, taper, tepefy, terminate, the four elements, three-alarm fire, thrill, throw, throw at, thrust, tickle, tilt, time fire, tingle, tingling, toast, torch, torpedo, torrefy, toss, toss at, touch off, towel, trigger, turn a pot, turn off, turn on, turn out, turn to, two-alarm fire, unfrock, unit of being, urethral fever, urtication, vaccinal fever, vehemence, vertical fire, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vitalize, vivacity, vivify, volley, wake, wake up, waken, warm, warm over, warm the blood, warm up, warmth, warmth of feeling, watch fire, water, water fever, weazen, whet, whip up, wildfire, wipe, witch fire, wither, wizen, work into, work up, wound fever, zeal, zero in on, zest, zing, zip, zip up, zone fireROGET THESAURUS
fire
Vigor
N vigor, power, force, boldness, raciness, intellectual, force, spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy, verve, glow, fire, warmth, strong language, gravity, sententiousness, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, eloquence, command of words, command of language, vigorous, nervous, powerful, forcible, trenchant, incisive, impressive, sensational, spirited, lively, glowing, sparkling, racy, bold, slashing, pungent, piquant, full of point, pointed, pithy, antithetical, sententious, lofty, elevated, sublime, eloquent, vehement, petulant, impassioned, poetic, in glowing terms, in good set terms, in no measured terms, thoughts that breath and words that burn.Attack
N attack, assault, assault and battery, onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, offense, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, outbreak, estrapade, ruade, coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray, run at, run against, dead set at, storm, storming, boarding, escalade, siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade, fire, volley, platoon fire, file fire, fusillade, sharpshooting, broadside, raking fire, cross fire, volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, feu d'enfer, cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust, coupe de bec, kick, punch, battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade, devastation, eboulement, assailant, aggressor, invader, base of operations, point of attack, echelon, attacking, aggressive, offensive, obsidional, up in arms, on the offensive, Int, up and at them!, the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death, their fatal hands no second stroke intend, thirst for glory quells the love of life.Abrogation
VB abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, abolish, revoke, repeal, rescind, reverse, retract, recall, abolitionize, overrule, override, set aside, disannul, dissolve, quash, nullify, declare null and void, disestablish, disendow, deconsecrate, disclaim, ignore, repudiate, recant, divest oneself, break off, countermand, counter order, do away with, sweep away, brush away, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, scatter to the winds, cast behind, dismiss, discard, cast off, turn off, cast out, cast adrift, cast out of doors, cast aside, cast away, send off, send away, send packing, send about one's business, discharge, get rid of, bounce, fire, fire out, sack, cashier, break, oust, unseat, unsaddle, unthrone, dethrone, disenthrone, depose, uncrown, unfrock, strike off the roll, disbar, disbench, be abrogated, receive its quietus, walk the plank.Affections
N affections, affect, character, qualities, disposition, nature, spirit, tone, temper, temperament, diathesis, idiosyncrasy, cast of mind, cast of soul, habit of mind, habit of soul, frame of mind, frame of soul, predilection, turn, natural turn of mind, bent, bias, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, propensity, propenseness, propension, propendency, vein, humor, mood, grain, mettle, sympathy, soul, heart, breast, bosom, inner man, heart's core, heart's strings, heart's blood, heart of hearts, bottom of one's heart, penetralia mentis, secret and inmost recesses of the heart, cockles of one's heart, inmost heart, inmost soul, backbone, passion, pervading spirit, ruling passion, master passion, furore, fullness of the heart, heyday of the blood, flesh and blood, flow of soul, energy, fervor, fire, force, affected, characterized, formed, molded, cast, attempered, tempered, framed, predisposed, prone, inclined, having a bias, tinctured with, imbued with, penetrated with, eaten up with, inborn, inbred, ingrained, deep-rooted, ineffaceable, inveterate, pathoscopic, congenital, dyed in the wool, implanted by nature, inherent, in the grain, affective, in one's heart, at heart, heart and soul, affection is a coal that must be cool'd else suffe.Excitation
VB excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect, stir the blood, fire the blood, warm the blood, set astir, wake, awake, awaken, call forth, evoke, provoke, raise up, summon up, call up, wake up, blow up, get up, light up, raise, get up the steam, rouse, arouse, stir, fire, kindle, enkindle, apply the torch, set on fire, inflame, stimulate, exsuscitate, inspirit, spirit up, stir up, work up, pique, infuse life into, give new life to, bring new blood, introduce new blood, quicken, sharpen, whet, work upon, hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle, fan the fire, fan the flame, blow the coals, stir the embers, fan into a flame, foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to a fever heat, keep up, keep the pot boiling, revive, rekindle, rake up, rip up, stir the feelings, play on the feelings, come home to the feelings, touch a string, touch a chord, touch the soul, touch the heart, go to one's heart, penetrate, pierce, go through one, touch to the quick, possess the soul, pervade the soul, penetrate the soul, imbrue the soul, absorb the soul, affect the soul, disturb the soul, absorb, rivet the attention, sink into the mind, sink into the heart, prey on the mind, distract, intoxicate, overwhelm, overpower, bouleverser, upset, turn one's head, fascinate, enrapture, agitate, perturb, ruffle, fluster, shake, disturb, startle, shock, stagger, give one a shock, give one a turn, strike all of a heap, stun, astound, electrify, galvanize, petrify, irritate, sting, cut to the heart, cut to the quick, try one's temper, fool to the top of one's bent, pique, infuriate, madden, make one's blood boil, lash into fury, be excited, flush up, flare up, catch the infection, thrill, mantle, work oneself up, seethe, boil, simmer, foam, fume, flame, rage, rave, run mad.Excitability
N excitability, impetuosity, vehemence, boisterousness, turbulence, impatience, intolerance, nonendurance, irritability, itching, wincing, disquiet, disquietude, restlessness, fidgets, fidgetiness, agitation, trepidation, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry, fluster, flutter, pother, stew, ferment, whirl, buck fever, hurry-skurry, thrill, state of excitement, fever of excitement, transport, passion, excitement, flush, heat, fever, heat, fire, flame, fume, blood boiling, tumult, effervescence, ebullition, boiling over, whiff, gust, story, tempest, scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion, outbreak, outburst, agony, violence, fierceness, rage, fury, furor, furore, desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium, phrensy, frenzy, hysterics, intoxication, tearing passion, raging passion, anger, fascination, infatuation, fanaticism, Quixotism, Quixotry, tete montee, excitable, easily excited, in an excitable state, high-strung, irritable, impatient, intolerant, feverish, febrile, hysterical, delirious, mad, moody, maggoty- headed, unquiet, mercurial, electric, galvanic, hasty, hurried, restless, fidgety, fussy, chafing, startlish, mettlesome, high-mettled, skittish, vehement, demonstrative, violent, wild, furious, fierce, fiery, hot-headed, madcap, overzealous, enthusiastic, impassioned, fanatical, rabid, rampant, clamorous, uproarious, turbulent, tempestuous, tumultuary, boisterous, impulsive, impetuous, passionate, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, ungovernable, irrepressible, stanchless, inextinguishable, burning, simmering, volcanic, ready to burst forth, volatile, excited, exciting, Int, pish!, pshaw!, noli me tangere, filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd, maggiore fretta minore atto.VB be impatient, not be able to bear, bear ill, wince, chafe, champ a bit, be in a stew, be out of all patience, fidget, fuss, not have a wink of sleep, toss on one's pillow, lose one's temper, break out, burst out, fly out, go off, fly off, fly off at a tangent, fly off the handle, lose one's cool, explode, flare up, flame up, fire up, burst into a flame, take fire, fire, burn, boil, boil over, foam, fume, rage, rave, rant, tear, go wild, run wild, run mad, go into hysterics, run riot, run amuck, battre la campagne, faire le diable a quatre, play the deuce.
Physical Energy
N energy, physical energy, force, power, keenness, intensity, vigor, strength, elasticity, go, high pressure, fire, rush, acrimony, acritude, causiticity, virulence, poignancy, harshness, severity, edge, point, pungency, cantharides, seasoning, activity, agitation, effervescence, ferment, fermentation, ebullition, splutter, perturbation, stir, bustle, voluntary energy, quicksilver, resolution, exertion, excitation, strong, energetic, forcible, active, intense, deep-dyed, severe, keen, vivid, sharp, acute, incisive, trenchant, brisk, rousing, irritation, poignant, virulent, caustic, corrosive, mordant, harsh, stringent, double-edged, double-shotted, double- distilled, drastic, escharotic, racy, potent, radioactive, strongly, fortiter in re, with telling effect, the steam is up, vires acquirit eundo, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won.Ejection
VB give exit, give vent to, let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out, dispatch, despatch, exhale, excern, excrete, embogue, secrete, secern, extravasate, shed, void, evacuation, emit, open the sluices, open the floodgates, turn on the tap, extrude, detrude, effuse, spend, expend, pour forth, squirt, spirt, spurt, spill, slop, perspire, breathe, blow, tap, draw off, bale out, lade out, let blood, broach, eject, reject, expel, discard, cut, send to coventry, boycott, chasser, banish, bounce, fire, fire out, throw, throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside, push, throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside, shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away, brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away, discharge, send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift, turn out, bundle out, throw overboard, give the sack to, send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about, strike off the roll, turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop, pack off, send away with a flea in the ear, send to Jericho, bow out, show the door to, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, evict, oust, unhouse, unkennel, dislodge, unpeople, dispeople, depopulate, relegate, deport, empty, drain to the dregs, sweep off, clear off, clear out, clear away, suck, draw off, clean out, make a clean sweep of, clear decks, purge, embowel, disbowel, disembowel, eviscerate, gut, unearth, root out, root up, averuncate, weed out, get out, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, shake off, exenterate, vomit, throw up, regurgitate, spew, puke, keck, retch, heave, upchuck, chuck up, barf, belch out, cast up, bring up, be sick, get sick, worship the porcelain god, disgorge, expectorate, clear the throat, hawk, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber, drivel, slaver, slabber, eructate, drool, unpack, unlade, unload, unship, offload, break bulk, dump, be let out, spew forth, erupt, ooze.Heat
N heat, caloric, temperature, warmth, fervor, calidity, incalescence, incandescence, glow, flush, fever, hectic, phlogiston, fire, spark, scintillation, flash, flame, blaze, bonfire, firework, pyrotechnics, pyrotechny, wildfire, sheet of fire, lambent flame, devouring element, adiathermancy, recalescence, summer, dog days, canicular days, baking, heat, white heat, tropical heat, Afric heat, Bengal heat, summer heat, blood heat, sirocco, simoom, broiling sun, insolation, warming, sun, pyrology, thermology, thermotics, thermodynamics, thermometer, calorie, gram-calorie, small calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, British Thermal Unit, B, T, U, therm, quad, degrees Kelvin, kelvins, degrees centigrade, degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit, hot, warm, mild, genial, tepid, lukewarm, unfrozen, thermal, thermic, calorific, fervent, fervid, ardent, aglow, sunny, torrid, tropical, estival, canicular, steamy, close, sultry, stifling, stuffy, suffocating, oppressive, reeking, baking, red hot, white hot, smoking hot, burning, hot, piping hot, like a furnace, like an oven, burning, hot as fire, hot as pepper, hot enough to roast an ox, hot enough to boil an egg, fiery, incandescent, incalescent, candent, ebullient, glowing, smoking, live, on fire, dazzling, in flames, blazing, in a blaze, alight, afire, ablaze, unquenched, unextinguished, smoldering, in a heat, in a glow, in a fever, in a perspiration, in a sweat, sudorific, sweltering, sweltered, blood hot, blood warm, warm as a toast, warm as wool, volcanic, plutonic, igneous, isothermal, isothermic, isotheral, not a breath of air, whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.Calefaction
VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch, brand, cauterize, sear, burn in, corrode, char, calcine, incinerate, smelt, scorify, reduce to ashes, burn to a cinder, commit to the flames, consign to the flames, boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer, do to rags, take fire, catch fire, blaze.Insulation
N insulation, fire extinction, insulation, incombustible material, noncombustible material, fire retardant, flame retardant, fire wall, fire door, incombustibility, incombustibleness, extincteur, fire annihilator, amianth, amianthus, earth-flax, mountain-flax, asbestos, fireman, fire fighter, fire eater, fire department, fire brigade, engine company, pumper, fire truck, hook and ladder, aerial ladder, bucket, fire hose, fire hydrant, backfire, firebreak, trench, aerial water bombardment, wet blanket, fire extinguisher, soda and acid extinguisher, dry chemical extinguisher, CO-two extinguisher, carbon tetrachloride, foam, sprinklers, automatic sprinkler system, fire bucket, sand bucket, fire alarm, evacuation alarm, fire code, fire regulations, fire, fire inspector, code violation, citation, incombustible, nonflammable, uninflammable, unflammable, fireproof, fight fire with fire.Also see definition of "fire" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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