Wordie: Fire

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(n): an event that happens

(n): the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

(n): (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

(n): the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

(n): a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

(n): a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

(n): an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

(n): once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

(n): one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

(n): feelings of great warmth and intensity

(n): a strong feeling or emotion

(n): fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

(n): a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

(n): a severe trial

(n): an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

(n): intense adverse criticism

(n): disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

(v): start firing a weapon

(v): fire a shot

(v): cause to go off

(v): bake in a kiln so as to harden

(v): cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

(v): terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

(v): remove from a position or an office

(v): go off or discharge

(v): drive out or away by or as if by fire

(v): force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

(v): call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

(v): make or cause to be or to become

(v): destroy by fire

(v): destroy completely; damage irreparably

(v): provide with fuel

(v): give something useful or necessary to

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8 months ago kewpid said:

It burns!

8 months ago skipvia said:

Seethes with heat and power.

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