Noun

• S: (n) fire (the event of something burning (often destructive)) "they lost everything in the fire"
• S: (n) fire, firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy) "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
• S: (n) fire, flame, flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke) "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
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• S: (n) combustion, burning (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)
• S: (n) oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation (the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction)
• S: (n) chemical reaction, reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others) "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
• S: (n) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
• S: (n) natural process, natural action, action, activity (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)) "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
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• S: (n) fire (a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning) "they sat by the fire and talked"
• S: (n) fire (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
• S: (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
• S: (n) fire (fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking) "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
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• S: (n) fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy) "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
• S: (n) biomass (plant materials and animal waste used as fuel)
• S: (n) butane (occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels)
• S: (n) charcoal, wood coal (a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air)
• S: (n) coal gas (gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting)
• S: (n) coke (carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal)
• S: (n) diesel oil, diesel fuel (a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines)
• S: (n) fire (fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking) "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
• S: (n) fossil fuel (fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content)
• S: (n) fuel oil, heating oil (a petroleum product used for fuel)
• S: (n) gasohol (a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn)
• S: (n) gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol (a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines)
• S: (n) illuminant (something that can serve as a source of light)
• S: (n) kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil (a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters)
• S: (n) methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit (a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol)
• S: (n) nuclear fuel (fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity)
• S: (n) propane (colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel)
• S: (n) red fire (combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks)
• S: (n) combustible, combustible material (a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power)
• S: (n) water gas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal)
• S: (n) firewood (wood used for fuel) "they collected and cut their own firewood"
• S: (n) igniter, ignitor, lighter (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
• S: (n) fire (a severe trial) "he went through fire and damnation"
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• S: (n) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

Verb

• S: (v) open fire, fire (start firing a weapon)
• S: (v) fire, discharge (cause to go off) "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
• S: (v) fire (bake in a kiln so as to harden) "fire pottery"
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• S: (v) displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position) "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
• S: (v) fire, discharge, go off (go off or discharge) "The gun fired"
• S: (v) fire (drive out or away by or as if by fire) "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
• S: (v) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
• S: (v) burn, fire, burn down (destroy by fire) "They burned the house and his diaries"
• S: (v) fuel, fire (provide with fuel) "Oil fires the furnace"
• S: (v) fire (generate an electrical impulse) "the neurons fired fast"
• S: (v) fire, flame up (become ignited) "The furnace wouldn't fire"
• S: (v) fire, light, ignite (start or maintain a fire in) "fire the furnace"