fire: Information About The Word 'fire'

fire is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'fire' is made up of 4 letters.

• (n) the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
• (n) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
• (n) 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"
• (n) a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
• (n) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
• (n) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
• (n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• (n) a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
• (v) start firing a weapon
• (v) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
• (v) bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
• (v) terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
• (v) go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
• (v) drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
• (v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
• (v) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
• (v) provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

Using the word 'fire' in Scrabble will fetch you 7 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 7 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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