Definition of fire

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Fire (v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile..

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Fired :: Fired (imp. & p. p.) of Fir.
Breechloader :: Breechloader (n.) A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
Quenchless :: Quenchless (a.) Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury..
Enkindle :: Enkindle (v. t.) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle.
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace..
Survey :: Survey (v. t.) To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire..
Heat :: Heat (v. i.) To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or friction, etc., or the communication of heat; as, the iron or the water heats slowly..
Kindle :: Kindle (v. t.) To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings..
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man..
Platoon :: Platoon (n.) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square..
Smoky :: Smoky (superl.) Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house..
Pyromorphous :: Pyromorphous (a.) Having the property of crystallizing by the agency of fire.
Wildfire :: Wildfire (n.) A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire..
Corposant :: Corposant (n.) St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.
Saucisse :: Saucisse (n.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball..
Firebrand :: Firebrand (n.) A piece of burning wood.
Kindle :: Kindle (v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
Onomatopoeia :: Onomatopoeia (n.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire..
Fiery :: Fiery (a.) Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance..
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