All English words - page 1964

Meanings of Fire-a:

idiom

A very difficult first experience of something

Usage examples:

I was given a million-dollar project to manage in my first month - it was a real baptism of fire.

Meanings of Fire-away:

phrase

Used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions.

Usage examples:

‘i want to clear up some questions which have been puzzling me.’ ‘fire away.’

phrasal verb

Used to tell someone they may begin asking questions

Usage examples:

So if anybody has any questions, please fire away.

Meanings of Fire-on:

idiom

If something is on fire, it is burning when it should not be

Usage examples:

If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be?, the field behind the…

Meanings of Fire-raiser:

noun

A person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building

Usage examples:

Police are looking into the motives of the fire-raiser., the fire-raiser said he was guided by 'mes…

Meanings of Fire-raising:

noun

→  arson

Meanings of Fire-up:

phrasal verb

Arouse or excite feelings and passions

Meanings of Fireable:

adjective

Of a weapon: that can be fired.

Meanings of Firearm:

noun

A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.

Usage examples:

Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with criminal intent

Meanings of Firearmed:

adjective

Provided with firearms; armed with a firearm.

Meanings of Firearms:

noun

A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.

Usage examples:

Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with criminal intent

Meanings of Fireback:

noun

The back wall of a fireplace.

Usage examples:

The original fireplace in the hall proved to have an elegant curved back and a decorative fireback …

Meanings of Fireball:

noun

A ball of flame or fire.

Usage examples:

A crashed petrol tanker exploded in a fireball

Meanings of Fireballs:

noun

A ball of flame or fire.

Usage examples:

A crashed petrol tanker exploded in a fireball

Meanings of Firebase:

noun

An area in a war zone in which artillery can be massed to provide heavy firepower to support other military units.

Usage examples:

The soldiers in our company built a firebase

Meanings of Firebases:

noun

An area in a war zone in which artillery can be massed to provide heavy firepower to support other military units.

Usage examples:

The soldiers in our company built a firebase

Meanings of Firebed:

noun

The surface in a grate or furnace on which the fuel sits.

Meanings of Firebird:

noun

Any of various fabled or mythological birds associated with fire.

Meanings of Firebirds:

noun

Any of various fabled or mythological birds associated with fire.

Meanings of Fireblende:

noun

Pyrostilpnite, a sulphide of silver and antimony, occurring as orange-red tabular or needle-like crystals.

Meanings of Fireboard:

noun

A board or screen used to cover a fireplace; a chimney board. in early use also: a fireguard.

Meanings of Fireboat:

noun

A boat carrying firefighters and equipment for fighting large fires on board ships and in waterside areas.

Usage examples:

The city dispatched a fireboat as a precaution

Meanings of Fireboats:

noun

A boat carrying firefighters and equipment for fighting large fires on board ships and in waterside areas.

Usage examples:

The city dispatched a fireboat as a precaution

Meanings of Firebomb:

noun

A bomb designed to cause a fire.

Usage examples:

A firebomb attack

verb

Attack or destroy with a firebomb.

Usage examples:

Two bookshops and a newspaper office have been firebombed

Meanings of Firebombed:

verb

Attack or destroy with a firebomb.

Usage examples:

Two bookshops and a newspaper office have been firebombed

noun

A bomb designed to cause a fire.

Usage examples:

A firebomb attack

Meanings of Firebombing:

verb

Attack or destroy with a firebomb.

Usage examples:

Two bookshops and a newspaper office have been firebombed

noun

A bomb designed to cause a fire.

Usage examples:

A firebomb attack