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verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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"Oil fires the furnace"verbprovide with fuel
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verbstart firing a weapon
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"The gun fired"verbgo off or discharge
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"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"nounthe process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoketype of:
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"fire the furnace"verbstart or maintain a fire in
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nounfeelings of great warmth and intensitytype of:
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"The furnace wouldn't fire"verbbecome ignited
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"hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes" "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"nounthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"nounintense adverse criticismtype of:
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"The boss fired his secretary today"verbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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"fire a gun" "fire a bullet"verbcause to go off
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verbdestroy by fire
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"they sat by the fire and talked"nouna fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burningtype of:
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"he went through fire and damnation"nouna severe trialtype of:
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"fire pottery"verbbake in a kiln so as to hardentype of:
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"The soldiers were fired" "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"verbdrive out or away by or as if by firetype of:
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"put the kettle on the fire" "barbecue over an open fire"nounfuel that is burning and is used as a means for cookingtype of:
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"the neurons fired fast"verbgenerate an electrical impulsetype of:
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nounonce thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)type of:
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"they lost everything in the fire"nounthe event of something burning (often destructive)type of:
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can make hurt light shoot wake drop happening attack cover upset raise burn interest shame destroy pop heat create draw shake trial invite burning remove ruin anger passion wound prick provide fuel supply blast battery firing sack flame burst overcome retire element spite stir torch offend bake discharge dismiss provoke criticism flare ignition fireplace bruise fiery generate blaze terminate flaming blazing bonfire stimulate render excite overtake visitation smudge ignite campfire inferno arouse injure occurrence flack cremate combustion zeal bombardment overpower backfire onset salvo barrage shelling crossfire overwhelm flak dispel furnish hearth evoke scorch furlough onslaught volley fervor fervour kindle rekindle elicit inflame displace tribulation broadside ardor ardour fratricide disconcert conflagration enkindle smolder smoulder fervency fusillade whelm untune touch a chord sweep over strike a chord stir up shake up infatuate fire up discompose discomfit ask for open fire go off fervidness passionateness flame up onrush registration fire radar fire preparation fire barrage fire supporting fire searching fire observed fire neutralization fire scheduled fire massed fire interdiction fire suppressive fire indirect fire unobserved fire hostile fire harassing fire grazing fire friendly fire artillery fire distributed fire direct fire destruction fire covering fire counterpreparation fire counterfire antiaircraft fire call fire concentrated fire cannon fire unfavorable judgment force out give notice give the axe give the sack send away clean out lay off pension off send packing squeeze out let drive let fly loose off burn down open fireplace cookfire drive away run off chase away turn back drive out drive off occurrent natural event balefire forest fire grassfire prairie fire brush fire