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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
Jarmond has come under fire since the dismissal of coach DeShaun Foster after only 15 games illuminated the athletic director’s stewardship of the football program.
“That all adds up to heightened fire risk that will linger into tomorrow,” Kittell said.
A number of Waymo self-driving vehicles were set on fire near Olivera Street, and a group of California Highway Patrol officers on the 101 Freeway were pelted with items from protesters on the overpass above.
Without the oxygen from a hot labor market, the thinking goes, any inflationary fire is less likely to burn.
Dramatizing the acts of notorious serial killers fires up the journalistic engine devoted to picking at the carcass of accuracy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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