fire
Noun
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subtypes:
- backfire - a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- balefire, bonfire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
- brush fire - an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
- campfire - a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
- conflagration, inferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- forest fire - an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
- grassfire, prairie fire - an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
- smolder, smoulder - a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
- smudge - a smoky fire to drive away insects
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is a type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)subtypes:
- antiaircraft fire - firing at enemy aircraft
- barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
- burst, fusillade, salvo, volley - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- call fire - fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
- cover, covering fire - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- concentrated fire, massed fire - fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
- counterfire - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
- counterpreparation fire - intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
- crossfire - fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
- destruction fire - fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
- direct fire - fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
- distributed fire - fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
- fratricide, friendly fire - fire that injures or kills an ally
- hostile fire - fire that injures or kills an enemy
- grazing fire - fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
- harassing fire - fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
- indirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
- interdiction fire - fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
- neutralization fire - fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
- observed fire - fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
- preparation fire - fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
- radar fire - gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
- registration fire - fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
- scheduled fire - prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
- searching fire - fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
- supporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
- suppressive fire - fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
- unobserved fire - fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
- artillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery
same as: firing -
is a type of: burning, combustion - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and lightsubtypes:
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is a type of: fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be builtsubtypes: cookfire - a fire for cooking
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domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionis a type of: element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
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is a type of: passion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotionsubtypes: zeal - excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
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is a type of: fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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is a type of: criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Verb
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same as: open fire
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subtypes:same as: discharge
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referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heatis a type of: bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
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is a type of: remove - remove from a position or an officesubtypes:
- retire - make (someone) retire
- pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension
- clean out - force out
- furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons
- squeeze out - force out
- dismiss, drop, send away, send packing - stop associating with
same as: can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate -
is a type of: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
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subtypes:
- strike a chord, touch a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion
- ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of
- draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- rekindle - arouse again
- infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
- prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain
- fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake - arouse or excite feelings and passions
- excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- excite - arouse or elicit a feeling
- anger - make angry
- discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset - cause to lose one's composure
- shame - cause to be ashamed
- bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound - hurt the feelings of
- overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
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subtypes:verb group:
- burn, combust - undergo combustion
- burn, incinerate - cause to undergo combustion
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same as: fuel
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referred to in: physiology - processes and functions of an organismis a type of: generate - produce (energy)
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same as: flame up
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