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noun
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
adj
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
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- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
noun
- A charred substance.
- a charred substance
- (British) Alternative form of cha (“tea”).
- A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
- (colloquial) A character (being involved in the action of a story).
- (computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
- Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
- An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
- any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
- a human female employed to do housework
verb
- To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
- (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
- (transitive) To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
- To work or hew (stone, etc.)
- (transitive) To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- burn to charcoal
noun
- a strong flame that burns brightly
- A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- noisy and unrestrained mischief
- a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- a cause of difficulty and suffering
- a light-colored marking
- (hiking) A waymark: any marking as painted on trees, carvings, affixed markers, posts, flagging, or crosses placed to lead hikers on their trail.
- A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
- The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
- A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
- Publication; the act of spreading widely by report.
- Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
- A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
- (poker) A hand consisting of five face cards.
verb
- shoot rapidly and repeatedly
- move rapidly and as if blazing
- burn brightly and intensely
- shine brightly and intensively
- indicate by marking trees with blazes
- (transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
- (transitive) To publish; announce publicly.
- (transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame.
- (transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.
- (transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
- (transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet.
- (slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
- (transitive) To mark off or stake a claim to land.
- (transitive, figurative) To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
- (transitive, only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
- (intransitive, poetic) To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
- (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- (transitive, heraldry) To blazon.
- (figurative) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
- (transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
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- a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
- A person who lights things.
- A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
verb
adj
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- Having the colour of fire.
- Burning or glowing.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
- Spirited or filled with emotion.
- Of or relating to fire.
- (butchery) Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
- Hot or inflamed.
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- characterized by intense emotion
- like or suggestive of fire
verb
- Of a fire: to emit heat and light.
- To be very hot; also, to be on fire; to burn.
- (figurative, Internet slang, alt-right) To expose (someone) to the authorities.
- To emit heat and light without a flame.
- Of a person: to display intense emotion.
- To emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature; to shine.
- (intransitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) To look intently; to stare.
- Of a person's body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush (“become suffused with a reddish colour”) as well, due to an emotional response, exertion, etc.
- (chiefly US, Internet slang) To be involved in an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.
- Of a colour: to be bright; also, of a thing: to have a bright colour.
- (chiefly US, Internet slang, alt-right) To create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- emit a steady even light without flames
- be exuberant or high-spirited
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
noun
- A state of heat being emitted by a person or an animal's body.
- A state of brightness or warmth of colour; specifically, a reddish colour on a person's face indicating health or youth; a flush.
- A state of light being emitted by something (for example, a bioluminescent animal or fungus, or a mineral) which is not hot; luminescence.
- A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.
- A condition of being passionate or having warm feelings; an ardour.
- light from nonthermal sources
- a steady even light without flames
- an appearance of reflected light
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- a feeling of considerable warmth
- an alert and refreshed state
verb
- start to burn with a bright flame
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- become clear
- ignite
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
- (transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
- (transitive) To make happy.
- (transitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc. for (someone).
- (intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as a light source.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), to make someone aware of or interested in something; turn on.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
- (transitive, nautical) To loosen, slacken, or ease off.
- (transitive, slang) To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower, etc.
- (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
- (transitive) To ignite.
adj
- On fire with visible flames.
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- (colloquial, typically of a gay man) Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
- (British, Australia, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- (colloquial) Very showy, flamboyant.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- informal intensifiers
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- A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
- A small telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit whose brightness indicates the voltage of the current.
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation
noun
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- The clapper of a bell.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a manner of speaking
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
verb
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
noun
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- intense adverse criticism
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- a severe trial
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
- (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
- (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
- (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
verb
- become ignited
- generate an electrical impulse
- provide with fuel
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- start or maintain a fire in
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- destroy by fire
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
- (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
- (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
- (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
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- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
- A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
- The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
verb
- To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- shine with a sudden light
- criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
- be in flames or aflame
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
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- A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
- A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.
- (figuratively) Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc.
- a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
noun
- a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
- A flint.
- Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
- A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.
noun
- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- (US, slang) An arsonist.
- (chiefly in the plural) The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- (chiefly Canada, US) Ellipsis of blowtorch (“a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame”).
- (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
- In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
- (science fiction) Ellipsis of torch drive (“a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (by extension, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
verb
- Of a fire: to burn.
- burn maliciously, as by arson
- (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
- To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1 sense 1).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
- (UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
noun
- The fuel for a fire.
- The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.
- The act of adding fuel to a fire.
- The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
- (ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
- Cauterization.
- the act of setting something on fire
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the act of discharging a gun
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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- material for starting a fire
- a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
- (music) Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics.
- (circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
- (derogatory) A weak, timid person.
- (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly:
- A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing.
- (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
- A person who designs or dresses in punk fashion style.
- Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
- (US, LGBTQ, slang) A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
- Synonym of amateur.
- (US, LGBTQ, derogatory, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A male homosexual.
- A member of the punk social movement; usually anarchist and socially non-conformist although potentially either left-wing or right-wing.
- (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
- (fashion) The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans.
- (humorous, rare) Any person, especially a male comrade.
- (chiefly US, LGBTQ) A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.
- (derogatory) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
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- The zone of hot gases around a flame.
- (exogeology) Any similar layer in an exoplanet.
- (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
- (heraldry) A mantling.
- A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
- The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
- (geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
- (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
- A penstock for a water wheel.
- Alternative spelling of mantel (“shelf above fireplace”).
- A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
- (malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
- (ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- anything that covers
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- the cloak as a symbol of authority
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
verb
- (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
- (falconry) The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.
- To climb over or onto something.
- (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
- (falconry) The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
- (intransitive) To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
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- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- Radiant with bright light and color.
- Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
- resembling flame in brilliance or color
- lighted with red light as if with flames
noun
- A fire.
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- (cryptocurrencies) The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
- execution by electricity
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- the act of burning something
- execution by fire
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- A firecracker.
- (UK) A northern pintail, a dabbling duck of species Anas acuta.
- (computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
- (slang, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
- A person or thing that breaks a thing (e.g., nutcracker).
- An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
- A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
- A prawn cracker.
- Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker
- A Christmas cracker.
- The final section of certain whips, which is made of a short, thin piece of unravelled rope, or which is a short piece of twisted string tied to the end of the whip, which produces a distinctive cracking sound when the whip is cracked.
- (US, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person (slang).
- a poor White person in the southern United States
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
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- come down
- to come to rest, settle
- (figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
- Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
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- (idiomatic) Doing very well; achieving good results at a rapid rate.
- (idiomatic, informal) Sexually aroused.
- (idiomatic) Overwhelmed with emotion; beside oneself.
- (idiomatic) Excited, enthusiastic or passionate.
- Being burned by fire.
- (hyperbolic, of a body part) Experiencing a burning-like sensation, especially "the burn" (from buildup of lactic acid)
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verb
- have strong suppressed feelings
- burn slowly and without a flame
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
- (intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.
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- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
noun
- Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.
- A con or swindle.
- (slang, UK) An older member of a sporting club, often with old-fashioned or conservative views.
- A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route).
- A semi-formal jacket.
- (slang, US) One who smokes cannabis; a stoner.
- The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brazier.
- lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
noun
- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- Charcoal.
- (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
- (Internet slang) Content of low quality.
- (military slang, World War I– World War II) Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.
- (countable) A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
- (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- (countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
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adj
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- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
adj
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
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- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
noun
- A charred substance.
- a charred substance
- (British) Alternative form of cha (“tea”).
- A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
- (colloquial) A character (being involved in the action of a story).
- (computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
- Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
- An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
- any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
- a human female employed to do housework
verb
- To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
- (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
- (transitive) To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
- To work or hew (stone, etc.)
- (transitive) To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- burn to charcoal
noun
- a strong flame that burns brightly
- A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- noisy and unrestrained mischief
- a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- a cause of difficulty and suffering
- a light-colored marking
- (hiking) A waymark: any marking as painted on trees, carvings, affixed markers, posts, flagging, or crosses placed to lead hikers on their trail.
- A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
- The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
- A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
- Publication; the act of spreading widely by report.
- Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
- A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
- (poker) A hand consisting of five face cards.
verb
- shoot rapidly and repeatedly
- move rapidly and as if blazing
- burn brightly and intensely
- shine brightly and intensively
- indicate by marking trees with blazes
- (transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
- (transitive) To publish; announce publicly.
- (transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame.
- (transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.
- (transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
- (transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet.
- (slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
- (transitive) To mark off or stake a claim to land.
- (transitive, figurative) To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
- (transitive, only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
- (intransitive, poetic) To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
- (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- (transitive, heraldry) To blazon.
- (figurative) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
- (transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
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- a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
- A person who lights things.
- A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
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noun
- A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.
- A small telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit whose brightness indicates the voltage of the current.
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation
noun
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- The clapper of a bell.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a manner of speaking
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
verb
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
adj
- On fire with visible flames.
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- (colloquial, typically of a gay man) Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
- (British, Australia, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- (colloquial) Very showy, flamboyant.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- informal intensifiers
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verb
noun
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- intense adverse criticism
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- a severe trial
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
- (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
- (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
- (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
verb
- become ignited
- generate an electrical impulse
- provide with fuel
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- start or maintain a fire in
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- destroy by fire
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
- (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
- (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
- (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
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noun
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
- A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
- The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
verb
- To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- shine with a sudden light
- criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
- be in flames or aflame
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
adj
noun
- a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
- A flint.
- Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
- A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.
noun
- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- (US, slang) An arsonist.
- (chiefly in the plural) The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- (chiefly Canada, US) Ellipsis of blowtorch (“a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame”).
- (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
- In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
- (science fiction) Ellipsis of torch drive (“a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (by extension, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
verb
- Of a fire: to burn.
- burn maliciously, as by arson
- (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
- To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1 sense 1).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
- (UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
noun
- The fuel for a fire.
- The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.
- The act of adding fuel to a fire.
- The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
- (ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
- Cauterization.
- the act of setting something on fire
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the act of discharging a gun
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
verb
noun
- material for starting a fire
- a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
- (music) Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics.
- (circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
- (derogatory) A weak, timid person.
- (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly:
- A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing.
- (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
- A person who designs or dresses in punk fashion style.
- Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
- (US, LGBTQ, slang) A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
- Synonym of amateur.
- (US, LGBTQ, derogatory, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A male homosexual.
- A member of the punk social movement; usually anarchist and socially non-conformist although potentially either left-wing or right-wing.
- (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
- (fashion) The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans.
- (humorous, rare) Any person, especially a male comrade.
- (chiefly US, LGBTQ) A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.
- (derogatory) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
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- The zone of hot gases around a flame.
- (exogeology) Any similar layer in an exoplanet.
- (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
- (heraldry) A mantling.
- A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
- The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
- (geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
- (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
- A penstock for a water wheel.
- Alternative spelling of mantel (“shelf above fireplace”).
- A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
- (malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
- (ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- anything that covers
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- the cloak as a symbol of authority
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
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- (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
- (falconry) The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.
- To climb over or onto something.
- (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
- (falconry) The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
- (intransitive) To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
noun
- A fire.
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- (cryptocurrencies) The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
- execution by electricity
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- the act of burning something
- execution by fire
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- A firecracker.
- (UK) A northern pintail, a dabbling duck of species Anas acuta.
- (computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
- (slang, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
- A person or thing that breaks a thing (e.g., nutcracker).
- An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
- A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
- A prawn cracker.
- Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker
- A Christmas cracker.
- The final section of certain whips, which is made of a short, thin piece of unravelled rope, or which is a short piece of twisted string tied to the end of the whip, which produces a distinctive cracking sound when the whip is cracked.
- (US, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person (slang).
- a poor White person in the southern United States
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
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- have strong suppressed feelings
- burn slowly and without a flame
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.
- (intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.
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- The act of burning something with fire.
- (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- (uncountable) A disease in vegetables; brand.
- (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
- (uncountable, UK, chiefly prison slang) Tobacco.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- (aerospace) The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- (computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- damage inflicted by fire
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
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- (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To desire or ache for (something); to focus on attaining (something).
- (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area to light).
- (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- (transitive, computing, by extension) To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image (hardsubs).
- (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- (transitive, espionage) To blackmail.
- (transitive, espionage) To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot someone with a firearm.
- (ambitransitive) To sunburn.
- (transitive, slang) To insult or defeat.
- (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
- (transitive, surgery) To cauterize.
- (transitive, slang) To betray.
- (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- (transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- (transitive, card games) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- cause to undergo combustion
- cause to burn or combust
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- feel hot or painful
- destroy by fire
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- create by duplicating data
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- use up (energy)
- undergo combustion
noun
- Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.
- A con or swindle.
- (slang, UK) An older member of a sporting club, often with old-fashioned or conservative views.
- A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route).
- A semi-formal jacket.
- (slang, US) One who smokes cannabis; a stoner.
- The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brazier.
- lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
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- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- Charcoal.
- (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
- (Internet slang) Content of low quality.
- (military slang, World War I– World War II) Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.
- (countable) A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
- (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- (countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
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- Of a fire: to emit heat and light.
- To be very hot; also, to be on fire; to burn.
- (figurative, Internet slang, alt-right) To expose (someone) to the authorities.
- To emit heat and light without a flame.
- Of a person: to display intense emotion.
- To emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature; to shine.
- (intransitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) To look intently; to stare.
- Of a person's body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush (“become suffused with a reddish colour”) as well, due to an emotional response, exertion, etc.
- (chiefly US, Internet slang) To be involved in an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.
- Of a colour: to be bright; also, of a thing: to have a bright colour.
- (chiefly US, Internet slang, alt-right) To create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.
- shine intensely, as if with heat
- emit a steady even light without flames
- be exuberant or high-spirited
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
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- A state of heat being emitted by a person or an animal's body.
- A state of brightness or warmth of colour; specifically, a reddish colour on a person's face indicating health or youth; a flush.
- A state of light being emitted by something (for example, a bioluminescent animal or fungus, or a mineral) which is not hot; luminescence.
- A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.
- A condition of being passionate or having warm feelings; an ardour.
- light from nonthermal sources
- a steady even light without flames
- an appearance of reflected light
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- a feeling of considerable warmth
- an alert and refreshed state
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- start to burn with a bright flame
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- become clear
- ignite
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
- (transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
- (transitive) To make happy.
- (transitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc. for (someone).
- (intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as a light source.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), to make someone aware of or interested in something; turn on.
- (chiefly US, transitive, slang) To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
- (transitive, nautical) To loosen, slacken, or ease off.
- (transitive, slang) To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower, etc.
- (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
- (transitive) To ignite.
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- A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
- A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.
- (figuratively) Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc.
- a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
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- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
- A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
- The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
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- To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- shine with a sudden light
- criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
- be in flames or aflame
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
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- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- (US, slang) An arsonist.
- (chiefly in the plural) The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- (chiefly Canada, US) Ellipsis of blowtorch (“a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame”).
- (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
- In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
- (science fiction) Ellipsis of torch drive (“a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (by extension, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
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- Of a fire: to burn.
- burn maliciously, as by arson
- (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
- To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1 sense 1).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
- (UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
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- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- intense adverse criticism
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- a severe trial
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
- (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
- (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
- (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
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- become ignited
- generate an electrical impulse
- provide with fuel
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- start or maintain a fire in
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- destroy by fire
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
- (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
- (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
- (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
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- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- Radiant with bright light and color.
- Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
- resembling flame in brilliance or color
- lighted with red light as if with flames
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- Having the colour of fire.
- Burning or glowing.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
- Spirited or filled with emotion.
- Of or relating to fire.
- (butchery) Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
- Hot or inflamed.
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- characterized by intense emotion
- like or suggestive of fire
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- On fire with visible flames.
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- (colloquial, typically of a gay man) Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
- (British, Australia, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- (colloquial) Very showy, flamboyant.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- informal intensifiers
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- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- Radiant with bright light and color.
- Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
- resembling flame in brilliance or color
- lighted with red light as if with flames
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- come down
- to come to rest, settle
- (figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
- Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
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- (idiomatic) Doing very well; achieving good results at a rapid rate.
- (idiomatic, informal) Sexually aroused.
- (idiomatic) Overwhelmed with emotion; beside oneself.
- (idiomatic) Excited, enthusiastic or passionate.
- Being burned by fire.
- (hyperbolic, of a body part) Experiencing a burning-like sensation, especially "the burn" (from buildup of lactic acid)
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- A fire.
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- (cryptocurrencies) The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
- execution by electricity
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- the act of burning something
- execution by fire