English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 139 of 373

firebasenoun

An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.

firebathnoun

A bath in intense heat; sauna.

firebatheverb

To take a firebath.

firebednoun

A layer of fuel that burns under a heat source

firebellnoun

An alarm bell sounded in the event of a fire.

firebellynoun

fire-bellied toad

firebirdnoun

A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)

fireblastnoun

A fiery explosion.

fireboardnoun

A board or screen placed over a fireplace when it is not in use.

fireboatnoun

A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.

fireboltnoun

A missile of fire.

firebombnoun

A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.

firebomb a Walmartverb

To take direct action, in the context that the threats of such action are empty.

firebombernoun

One who carries out a firebombing attack.

firebombingnoun

An attack with a firebomb.

firebotenoun

In Medieval England, an allowance of fuel.

fireboxnoun

The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.

fireboynoun

A young fireman.

firebrandnoun

An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

firebrandishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a firebrand (argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary).

firebrandismnoun

The behaviour or attitudes of a firebrand.

firebrassnoun

A varnished finish used on clock faces etc.

firebratnoun

A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.

firebreaknoun

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

firebreakingnoun

The activity of creating firebreaks.

firebreathnoun

Fire shot from the mouth or nostrils.

firebreathernoun

A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.

firebricknoun

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.

firebugnoun

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

firecallnoun

A call of fire alarm to a fire station.

firecannoun

A jet fighter.

fireclaynoun

Alternative spelling of fire clay.

firecoalnoun

A burning coal.

firecocknoun

A cock or spout to let out water for extinguishing fires.

firecrackernoun

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

firecraftnoun

The set of knowledge and skills needed to make a (controlled) fire (for warmth, cooking, etc).

firecrestnoun

A very small passerine bird, Regulus ignicapilla, that breeds in Eurasia.

firecrownnoun

Any hummingbird of the genus Sephanoides.

firedadj

dismissed, terminated from employment.

fired upadj

Very emotional or excited, positively or negatively, regarding something.

firedampnoun

A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

firedoornoun

Alternative spelling of fire door.

firedragonnoun

A fiery dragon; firedrake.

firedrakenoun

A fire-breathing dragon.

fireenoun

A person who has been fired

fireeaternoun

Alternative form of fire-eater.

firefallnoun

A summertime event held in Yosemite National Park from 1872 to 1968, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point to the valley below, giving the appearance of a glowing waterfall.

firefannoun

handheld fan used for fanning a fire

firefightnoun

A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.

firefighternoun

A person who has been trained to put out fires.

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