Definition of fire

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Fire (n.) The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

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Tisar :: Tisar (n.) The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven.
Parados :: Parados (n.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work..
Emit :: Emit (v. t.) To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light..
Backlog :: Backlog (n.) A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth..
Ballproof :: Ballproof (a.) Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.
Housling :: Housling (a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire..
Afire :: Afire (adv. & a.) On fire.
Glost Oven :: Glost oven () An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze..
Incension :: Incension (n.) The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire..
Kindle :: Kindle (v. t.) Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame..
Cock :: Cock (v. i.) To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing..
Blowpipe :: Blowpipe (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly..
Pop :: Pop (v. i.) To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well..
Arquebuse :: Arquebuse (n.) A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention..
Pyrotechnist :: Pyrotechnist (n.) One skilled in pyrotechny; one who manufactures fireworks.
Pyrotechny :: Pyrotechny (n.) The use and application of fire in science and the arts.
Zoroastrianism :: Zoroastrianism (n.) The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of Persia; mazdeism. The system presupposes a good spirit (Ormuzd) and an opposing evil spirit (Ahriman). Cf. Fire worship, under Fire, and Parsee..
Salamandrine :: Salamandrine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire..
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