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bonfire
noun as in large prepared fire
Example Sentences
He visually compares Man-soo’s wife’s head to the shovel that will be used to help dispose of victims, and the family’s house is superimposed over a bonfire, implying what’s at stake.
Mom’s anguished childbirth moaning segues to those of young women nearby having their babies ripped from their arms and thrown into a bonfire.
Some people have built bonfires to keep warm.
He said there were "lots of ideas of how it first started" but looking back through history, "most of it was to do with 1605 when bonfires and effigies were burnt and barrels were plentiful".
"There's always been bonfires up here but it was a good idea bring it into one area and make it a community event," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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