Definition of fire

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Fire (n.) The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire..

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Chimney-piece :: Chimney-piece (n.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace.
Breechblock :: Breechblock (n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece..
Sporadical :: Sporadic (a.) Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower..
Fireprrofing :: Fireprrofing (n.) The act or process of rendering anything incombustible; also, the materials used in the process..
Cresset :: Cresset (n.) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible..
Airing :: Airing (n.) An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct..
Burning :: Burning (n.) The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated..
Balefire :: Balefire (n.) A signal fire; an alarm fire.
Epaulement :: Epaulement (n.) A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy..
Tisar :: Tisar (n.) The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven.
Stokehole :: Stoke (v. i.) To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc..
Gannister :: Gannister (n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads..
Burrel Shot :: Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency..
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.
Hearth :: Hearth (n.) The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove..
Cottrel :: Cottrel (n.) A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire..
High-spirited :: High-spirited (a.) Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.
Firebrand :: Firebrand (n.) A piece of burning wood.
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