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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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"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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"they lost everything in the fire"nounthe event of something burning (often destructive)type of:
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