misfire
dud
incombustible
noncombustible
nonflammable
nonfiring
inflammable
noncombustion
nonexplosive
flameproof
dead
unexplosive
flame-retardant
unlightable
underblow
nonignitible
hang fire
unshootable
detonability
explosive
unobserved fire
fizzle
damp squib
fireproof
flamelessness
burnable
dys-
combustible
strip
sputter
low explosive
down
lightable
destruction fire
firepower
autocombustible
catapult
shoot
squib
go up in smoke
neutralization fire
burning
misgrab
ignitible
burning at the stake
nonconduction
angle-shoot
ignitable
torpedo
fire-retardant
spunk
punk
incendiary
fire control
flashproof
spring
kindling
tinder
unburstable
touchwood
uncrashable
take a shit
underfired
power failure
power outage
infallible
antidisturbance
strafe
unignited
fire
pop off
undetonated
nonexecution
sparkle
unlit
unexploded
pyrolatrous
return fire
detonative
unlighted
inexecution
sparkler
chuff
phlogiston
ignitibility
miss
underfire
dud
incombustible
noncombustible
nonflammable
inflammable
nonexplosive
flameproof
dead
unexplosive
flame-retardant
unlightable
nonignitible
unshootable
explosive
fireproof
burnable
combustible
down
lightable
autocombustible
ignitible
ignitable
fire-retardant
incendiary
flashproof
unburstable
uncrashable
underfired
infallible
antidisturbance
unignited
undetonated
unlit
unexploded
pyrolatrous
detonative
unlighted
nonfiring
misfire
dud
noncombustion
detonability
unobserved fire
fizzle
damp squib
flamelessness
low explosive
destruction fire
firepower
squib
neutralization fire
burning
burning at the stake
nonconduction
torpedo
spunk
punk
fire control
kindling
tinder
touchwood
power failure
power outage
strafe
fire
nonexecution
return fire
inexecution
sparkler
phlogiston
ignitibility
miss
explosive
misfire
underblow
hang fire
strip
sputter
catapult
shoot
go up in smoke
misgrab
angle-shoot
spring
take a shit
pop off
sparkle
chuff
underfire
fireproof
adj
adj
- Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- Doomed; marked for death; as good as dead (literally or as a hyperbole).
- Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
- Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life).
- Constructed so as not to reflect or transmit sound; soundless; anechoic.
- Broken or inoperable.
- Not imparting motion or power by design.
- Not in play.
- Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
- Tagged out.
- So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored or ostracized.
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
- Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
- Without emotion; impassive.
- Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- No longer living; (usually only when referring to people) deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
- Unproductive; fallow.
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
- Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
- Devoid of living things; barren.
- No longer used or required.
- Exact; on the dot.
adv
verb
- To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
- To kill.
- To prevent by disabling; stop.
noun
adj
adj
noun
verb
- To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.
- To fail to pick up a spin from the grooves in a rifle barrel.
- To perform a striptease.
- To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)
- To press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation.
- To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing).
- To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.
- To pare off the surface of (land) in strips.
- To remove the insulation from a wire/cable.
- To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands".
- To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action.
- To remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).
- To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.
- To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.
- To remove cargo from (a container).
- To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.
- To remove the overlying earth from (a deposit).
- To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
- To take off clothing.
- To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut.
- To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
- To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk.
noun
- The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease.
- The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.
- Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes.
- The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
- A strip steak.
- The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.
- A trough for washing ore.
- An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bearish than a straddle.
- A landing strip.
- A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.
- A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
- A comic strip.
- A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.
- A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.
adj
- Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- Sick or ill.
- Negative about; hostile to.
- Comfortable with, accepting of.
- Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- Facing downwards.
- Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- Out.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- From less to greater detail.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- As a down payment.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- Get down.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- From the higher end to the lower of.
- At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
verb
- To disparage; to put down.
- To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- To lower; to put (something) down.
- To defeat; to overpower.
- To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
noun
- The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- Down payment.
- A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
- A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
verb
- To fire (a projectile).
- To begin to speak.
- To move very quickly and suddenly.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- To grow; to advance.
- To shoot the moon.
- To ejaculate.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- To photograph.
- To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To make the stated score.
- To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- To throw dice.
- To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.ᵂ
- To dismiss or do away with.
- To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- To lunge.
- To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To film.
- To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- To send to someone.
- To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- To go over or pass quickly through.
intj
noun
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- A photography session.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
noun
- A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
- A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.
- In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
- A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
- Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
- A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
- A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
- In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
verb
noun
- execution by fire
- the act of burning something
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- execution by electricity
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
adj
noun
noun
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
verb
noun
- material for starting a fire
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
adj
verb
- To cause to explode, to set off, to detonate.
- To cause to well up or flow out of the ground.
- to descend or originate from.
- To cause to move energetically; (equestrianism) to cause to gallop, to spur.
- To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.
- To have something crack.
- To grow taller or longer.
- to catch in an illegal act or compromising position.
- To announce unexpectedly, to reveal.
- To free from imprisonment, especially by facilitating an illegal escape.
- To be free of imprisonment, especially by illegal escape.
- To extend, to curve.
- To rise suddenly, (of tears) to well up.
- To cause to rise from cover.
- To pay or spend a certain sum, to cough up.
- To cause to crack.
- to arise, to come into existence.
- To build, to form the initial curve of.
- To gush, to flow out of the ground.
- To rise from cover.
- To equip with springs, especially (of vehicles) to equip with a suspension.
- To bring forth.
- To sprout, to grow,
- To crack.
- To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.
- To come upon and flush out
- To deform owing to excessive pressure, to become warped; to intentionally deform in order to position and then straighten in place.
- To swell with milk or pregnancy.
- To come dramatically into view.
- To spend the springtime somewhere
- To gush, to flow suddenly and violently.
- to move with great speed and energy; to leap, to jump; to dart, to sprint; of people: to rise rapidly from a seat, bed, etc.
- to find or get enough food during springtime.
- To be born, descend, or originate from
- To appear, to dawn.
- To cause to work or open by sudden application of pressure.
noun
- The source from which an action or supply of something springs.
- An erection of the penis.
- A line from a vessel's end or side to its anchor cable used to diminish or control its movement.
- The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.
- A spray or body of water springing from the ground.
- A grove of trees; a forest.
- The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.
- A shoot, a young tree.
- The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.
- A race, a lineage.
- a period of political liberalization and democratization
- A cause, a motive, etc.
- Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
- A youth.
- Elasticity: the property of a body springing back to its original form after compression, stretching, etc.
- A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.
- An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
- The three months of March, April, and May in the Northern Hemisphere and September, October, and November in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Elastic energy, power, or force.
- A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.
adj
adj
adj
noun
- The elements necessary to start a fire.
- A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- 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.
- 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).
- A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
adj
verb
- To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- To forcibly direct (something).
- To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- To drive away by setting a fire.
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- To set off an explosive in a mine.
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
- To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- To cause an action potential in a cell.
- To cauterize.
verb
- To fire or launch (a shot, projectile, or missile), especially singly or in small bursts.
- To release flatulence, generally in short rapid succession.
- To perform extremely well (in a video game or other activity).
- To die suddenly.
- To thrust away, or put off promptly.
- To speak frankly.
- To kill someone.
- To leave and return in a short time.
- To turn off.
verb
- To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
- To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
- To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
noun
adj
adj
verb
- Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently.
- To break wind.
- To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
noun
- A coarse or stupid fellow.
- A noisy puffing sound.
- A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
- The vagina
- Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
- The anus
adv
adj
noun
noun
- A failure to hit.
- A failure to obtain or accomplish.
- The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
- A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
- In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
- An unmarried woman; a girl.
- An act of avoidance (usually used with the verb give)
- A kept woman; a mistress.
verb
- To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
- To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
- To fail to attend.
- To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
- To fail to score (a goal).
- To spare someone of something unwanted or undesirable.
- To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
- To fail to help the hand of a player.
- To avoid; to escape.
- To fail to achieve or attain.
- To fail to understand;
- To fail to hit.
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