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fire
noun as in burning material
Strong matches
noun as in barrage of projectiles
Strongest matches
noun as in animation, vigor
Strong matches
Weak matches
verb as in cause to burn
verb as in detonate or throw a weapon
verb as in excite, arouse
verb as in dismiss from responsibility
Example Sentences
And the visitors defended resolutely for large periods as Newcastle struggled to fire.
Bedrosian said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given orders "to fire back for defensive purposes... if there is a threat to their life in the battlefield in Gaza".
Federal employees are fired en masse, and then begrudgingly rehired piecemeal under court order.
He ordered cuts in spending and staffing at federal agencies and fired inspectors general and officials of independent agencies who had fixed terms set by Congress.
A mosque in East Sussex has been damaged by fire in what police are investigating as a hate crime, following a report of arson.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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