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fire
Overview of noun fire
The noun fire has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (616) fire -- (the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire")
2. (106) 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")
3. (99) 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")
4. (44) fire -- (a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked")
5. (42) 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")
6. (29) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness -- (feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor")
7. (5) fire -- (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
8. (4) fire -- (a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation")
Overview of verb fire
The verb fire has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (30) open fire, fire -- (start firing a weapon)
2. (16) fire, discharge -- (cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet")
3. (10) fire -- (bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery")
4. (7) fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate -- (terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers")
5. (5) fire, discharge, go off -- (go off or discharge; "The gun fired")
6. (1) fire -- (drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism")
7. (1) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")
8. (1) burn, fire, burn down -- (destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries")
9. fuel, fire -- (provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fire
8 senses of fire
Sense 1
fire
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fire, flame, flaming
=> combustion, burning
=> oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
=> chemical reaction, reaction
=> chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
fire, firing
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> operation, military operation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
fire
=> fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
=> recess, niche
=> enclosure
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> disapproval
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
=> passion, passionateness
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
fire
=> element
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
fire
=> trial, tribulation, visitation
=> affliction
=> trouble
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fire
5 of 8 senses of fire
Sense 1
fire
=> backfire
=> bonfire, balefire
=> brush fire
=> campfire
=> conflagration, inferno
=> forest fire
=> grassfire, prairie fire
=> smoulder, smolder
=> smudge
Sense 2
fire, flame, flaming
=> blaze, blazing
=> flare
=> ignition
Sense 3
fire, firing
=> antiaircraft fire
=> barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
=> broadside
=> fusillade, salvo, volley, burst
=> call fire
=> cover, covering fire
=> concentrated fire, massed fire
=> counterfire
=> counterpreparation fire
=> crossfire
=> destruction fire
=> direct fire
=> distributed fire
=> friendly fire, fratricide
=> hostile fire
=> grazing fire
=> harassing fire
=> indirect fire
=> interdiction fire
=> neutralization fire
=> observed fire
=> preparation fire
=> radar fire
=> registration fire
=> scheduled fire
=> searching fire
=> supporting fire
=> suppressive fire
=> unobserved fire
=> artillery fire, cannon fire
Sense 4
fire
=> cookfire
Sense 6
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
=> zeal
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fire
8 senses of fire
Sense 1
fire
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Sense 2
fire, flame, flaming
=> combustion, burning
Sense 3
fire, firing
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
Sense 4
fire
=> fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
Sense 5
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
Sense 6
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
=> passion, passionateness
Sense 7
fire
=> element
Sense 8
fire
=> trial, tribulation, visitation
Antonyms of noun fire
Member Holonyms of noun fire
Substance Holonyms of noun fire
Part Holonyms of noun fire
Member Meronyms of noun fire
Substance Meronyms of noun fire
Part Meronyms of noun fire
Meronyms of noun fire
Holonyms of noun fire
Attributes of noun fire
Derived Forms of noun fire
5 of 8 senses of fire
Sense 1
fire
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#8
=> burn, fire, burn down
Sense 2
fire, flame, flaming
RELATED TO>(adj) fiery#2
=> fiery, igneous
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#9
=> fuel, fire
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#8
=> burn, fire, burn down
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#3
=> fire
Sense 3
fire, firing
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#5
=> fire, discharge, go off
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#2
=> fire, discharge
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#1
=> open fire, fire
Sense 4
fire
RELATED TO>(verb) fire#8
=> burn, fire, burn down
Sense 6
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
RELATED TO>(adj) fiery#1
=> ardent, burning(prenominal), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
Domain of noun fire
1 of 8 senses of fire
Sense 7
fire
USAGE>(noun) archaism#1, archaicism#1
Domain Terms of noun fire
Familiarity of noun fire
fire used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fire
8 senses of fire
Sense 1
fire
> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> avalanche
=> experience
=> trouble
=> treat
=> miracle
=> wonder, marvel
=> thing
=> episode
=> eventuality, contingency, contingence
=> beginning
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> one-off
=> periodic event, recurrent event
=> change, alteration, modification
=> error, computer error
=> accident, fortuity, chance event
=> fire
=> incident
=> discharge
=> case, instance, example
=> movement, motion
=> failure
=> success
=> appearance
=> destiny, fate
=> disappearance
=> disappearance
=> contact, impinging, striking
=> finish
=> interruption, break
=> sound
=> union
=> news event
=> flash
=> convergence
=> juncture, occasion
=> outburst, burst, flare-up
=> outbreak, eruption, irruption
=> reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
=> crash, collapse
=> supervention
Sense 2
fire, flame, flaming
> combustion, burning
=> deflagration
=> fire, flame, flaming
=> internal combustion
Sense 3
fire, firing
> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> ground attack
=> charge
=> banzai attack, banzai charge
=> diversion, diversionary attack
=> penetration, incursion
=> blitz, blitzkrieg
=> strike
=> counterattack, countermove
=> bombing, bombardment
=> fire, firing
=> strafe
=> surprise attack, coup de main
Sense 4
fire
> fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
=> fire
Sense 5
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> attack
=> brickbat
=> faultfinding, carping
=> fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> thrust
=> potshot
=> rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
=> slating
=> static
=> stricture
Sense 6
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
> passion, passionateness
=> infatuation
=> wildness, abandon
=> ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
=> storminess
Sense 7
fire
> element
=> air
=> fire
=> earth
=> quintessence, ether
=> water
Sense 8
fire
> trial, tribulation, visitation
=> fire
Meronyms of noun fire
8 senses of fire
Sense 3
fire, firing
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
HAS PART: assault
Sense 4
fire
=> fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
HAS PART: fire iron
HAS PART: hearth, fireside
HAS PART: hearthstone
HAS PART: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
HAS PART: water back
=> recess, niche
=> enclosure
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun fire
Grep of noun fire
antiaircraft fire
artillery fire
backfire
balefire
ball of fire
barrage fire
beacon fire
bonfire
brush fire
call fire
campfire
cannon fire
cease-fire
close supporting fire
concentrated fire
cookfire
counterbattery fire
counterfire
countermortar fire
counterpreparation fire
covering fire
crossfire
crown fire
deep supporting fire
destruction fire
direct fire
direct supporting fire
distributed fire
drumfire
electric fire
enfilade fire
european fire salamander
field of fire
fire
fire-bellied toad
fire-bush
fire-eater
fire-on-the-mountain
fire-raising
fire-swallower
fire-wheel
fire-worship
fire alarm
fire and brimstone
fire ant
fire beetle
fire bell
fire blight
fire brigade
fire bush
fire chief
fire code
fire company
fire control
fire control radar
fire control system
fire department
fire door
fire drill
fire engine
fire escape
fire extinguisher
fire fighter
fire hook
fire hose
fire hydrant
fire insurance
fire iron
fire marshal
fire marshall
fire opal
fire pink
fire pit
fire salamander
fire sale
fire screen
fire ship
fire station
fire thorn
fire tongs
fire tower
fire tree
fire trench
fire truck
fire walker
fire walking
fire warden
fire watcher
fire watching
fire wheel
firearm
fireball
firebase
firebird
fireboat
firebomb
firebox
firebrand
firebrat
firebreak
firebrick
firebug
fireclay
firecracker
firedamp
firedog
firedrake
firefighter
firefly
fireguard
firehouse
firelight
firelighter
firelock
fireman
fireman's ax
fireman's axe
fireman's carry
firenze
fireplace
fireplug
firepower
fireroom
fireside
firestone
firestorm
firethorn
firetrap
firewall
firewater
fireweed
firewheel tree
firewood
firework
forest fire
forest fire fighter
friendly fire
grassfire
grazing fire
greek fire
ground fire
gunfire
harassing fire
hellfire
high-angle fire
hostile fire
indirect fire
interdiction fire
line of fire
massed fire
mexican fire plant
misfire
mortar fire
neutralization fire
observed fire
prairie fire
preparation fire
radar fire
reconnaissance by fire
red fire
registration fire
saint anthony's fire
saint elmo's fire
saint ulmo's fire
scheduled fire
searching fire
shellfire
signal fire
spitfire
st. elmo's fire
supporting fire
suppressive fire
surface fire
unobserved fire
watch fire
wildfire
zone fire
Antonyms of verb fire
1 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
Antonym of hire (Sense 1)
=>hire, engage, employ
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fire
9 senses of fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
=> shoot
=> fire, discharge
Sense 2
fire, discharge
Sense 3
fire
=> bake
=> cook
=> change integrity
=> change
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> remove
Sense 5
fire, discharge, go off
Sense 6
fire
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> move, displace
Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 9
fuel, fire
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fire
4 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 2
fire, discharge
=> pop
=> loose off, let fly, let drive
=> shoot
=> fusillade
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> retire
=> pension off
=> clean out
=> furlough, lay off
=> squeeze out
=> dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> strike a chord, touch a chord
=> invite, ask for
=> draw
=> rekindle
=> infatuate
=> prick
=> inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> excite
=> anger
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
=> shame
=> hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
=> interest
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
=> backfire
=> cremate
=> torch
=> scorch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fire
9 senses of fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
=> shoot
Sense 2
fire, discharge
Sense 3
fire
=> bake
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> remove
Sense 5
fire, discharge, go off
Sense 6
fire
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 9
fuel, fire
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
'Cause To' of verb fire
1 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 2
fire, discharge
=> fire, discharge, go off
Derived Forms of verb fire
7 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#3
=> fire, firing
RELATED TO>(noun) firing#1
=> fire, firing
Sense 2
fire, discharge
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#3
=> fire, firing
RELATED TO>(noun) firing#2
=> discharge, firing, firing off
Sense 3
fire
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#2
=> fire, flame, flaming
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
RELATED TO>(noun) firing#4
=> dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
Sense 5
fire, discharge, go off
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#3
=> fire, firing
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#4
=> fire
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#2
=> fire, flame, flaming
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#1
=> fire
Sense 9
fuel, fire
RELATED TO>(noun) fire#2
=> fire, flame, flaming
Domain of verb fire
1 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 3
fire
TOPIC>(noun) cooking#1, cookery#1, preparation#8
Domain Terms of verb fire
Familiarity of verb fire
fire used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Sample Sentences of verb fire
9 senses of fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
fire, discharge
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
fire
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 5
fire, discharge, go off
*> Something ----s
Sense 6
fire
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
EX: They fire the trees
Sense 9
fuel, fire
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fire
7 of 9 senses of fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
> shoot
=> blaze away, blaze
=> overshoot
=> sharpshoot, snipe
=> open fire, fire
=> gun
=> pump
Sense 3
fire
> bake
=> ovenbake
=> fire
=> shirr
Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
> remove
=> unseat
=> oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> drop
=> pull off
=> winkle out
=> invalid
=> bench
Sense 6
fire
> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> frighten
=> fire
=> clear the air
=> banish
=> shoo off, shoo, shoo away
Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
> destroy, ruin
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> harry, ravage
=> break
=> break, bust
=> vandalize, vandalise
=> do a job on
=> subvert
=> get
=> devour
=> rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> explode
=> consume
=> shipwreck
=> bust up, wreck, wrack
=> kick in, kick down
=> wash out
Sense 9
fuel, fire
> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> hydrate
=> charge
=> date
=> feed
=> calk
=> fund
=> stint, skimp, scant
=> terrace, terrasse
=> dado
=> innervate
=> offer
=> signalize, signalise
=> extend, offer
=> stock
=> stock, buy in
=> caption
=> tube
=> ticket
=> stock
=> stock
=> rim
=> fret
=> step
=> rail
=> grate
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> alphabetize
=> wharf
=> air-cool, air-condition
=> uniform
=> railroad
=> partner
=> bewhisker, whisker
=> subtitle
=> headline
=> match
=> hobnail
=> wive
=> victual
=> surfeit, cloy
=> heat
=> seat
=> seat
=> ramp
=> arm
=> interleave
=> glass, glaze
=> crenel, crenelate, crenellate
=> causeway
=> canal, canalize, canalise
=> bush
=> brattice
=> furnish
=> slat
=> berth
=> bed
=> computerize, computerise
=> costume
=> bottom
=> rafter
=> tool
=> key
=> fuel
=> provision, purvey
=> yield, give, afford
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
=> transistorize, transistorise
=> upholster
=> cleat
=> coal
=> corbel
=> cornice
=> constitutionalize
=> copper-bottom
=> curtain
=> gate
=> index
=> joint, articulate
=> pour
=> pump
=> fuel, fire
=> flood, oversupply, glut
=> toggle
=> patch
=> water
=> leverage
=> tap
=> top
=> reflectorize, reflectorise
=> retrofit
=> border, edge
=> machicolate
=> sanitate
=> hat
=> theme
=> kern
=> shelter
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fire
Sense 1
open fire, fire
=> shoot
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Sense 2
fire, discharge
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Sense 3
fire
=> bake
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Sense 4
fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> remove
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Sense 5
fire, discharge, go off
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Sense 6
fire
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
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Sense 7
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
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Sense 8
burn, fire, burn down
=> destroy, ruin
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Sense 9
fuel, fire
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
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Grep of verb fire
backfire
catch fire
fire
fire up
firebomb
fireproof
misfire
open fire
set afire
set on fire
take fire
Grep of adj fire
afire
fire-resistant
fire-resisting
fire-resistive
fire-retardant
fired
fireproof
on fire
sure-fire
under fire
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