fire
1. | a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. |
2. | a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. |
3. | the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. |
4. | heat used for cooking, esp. the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire. |
5. | Greek fire. |
6. | flashing light; luminous appearance. |
7. | brilliance, as of a gem. |
8. | burning passion; excitement or enthusiasm; ardor. |
9. | liveliness of imagination. |
10. | fever or inflammation. |
11. | severe trial or trouble; ordeal. |
12. | exposure to fire as a means of torture or ordeal. |
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