fires

Meaning of fires

noun
  1. a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.
    his house was destroyed by fire
verb, 3rd person present
  1. discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).
    he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners
    they fired off a few rounds
  2. dismiss (an employee) from a job.
    I had to fire men who've been with me for years
    you're fired!
  3. supply (a furnace, engine, etc.) with fuel.
    liquefied petroleum gas can fire room heaters
  4. stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion).
    India fired my imagination
  5. bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln.
    methane gas is being used to fire bricks at a nearby factory

Old English fȳr (noun), fȳrian ‘supply with material for a fire’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuur and German Feuer .

Information about fires

  • The singular form of fires is: fire.
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Hyphenation of fires

fires

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • fires is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

fires synonyms

Meaning hurl (something) forcefully:

launch

Meaning fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow:

shoot

Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:

discharge

Meaning dismiss (someone) from office:

eject

Meaning throw or impel (someone or something) with great force:

hurl

Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:

throw

Meaning (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement:

shy

Meaning cause to move sharply or quickly; propel:

send

Meaning make a light explosive sound:

pop

Meaning cause (a device) to function:

trigger

Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:

blast

Meaning remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance:

dismiss

Meaning drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:

oust

Meaning remove from office suddenly and forcefully:

depose

Meaning a person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business:

cashier

Meaning dismiss from employment:

sack

Meaning end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly:

axe

Meaning encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in:

stimulate

Meaning cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager:

excite

Meaning make (someone) more cheerful or animated:

enliven

Meaning rouse (a feeling):

awaken

Meaning evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response):

arouse

Meaning cause to stop sleeping:

rouse

Meaning cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):

engender

Meaning bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind:

evoke

Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:

inflame

Meaning give inspiration, encouragement, or renewed vigour to:

animate

Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:

inspire

Meaning provide (someone) with a reason for doing something:

motivate

Meaning make or become faster or quicker:

quicken

Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):

incite

Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:

drive

Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:

impel

Meaning shock or excite (someone) into taking action:

galvanize

Meaning charge with electricity; pass an electric current through:

electrify

Meaning make passionate:

impassion

fires antonyms

Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:

deaden

Anagrams of fires

Fries, fries, reifs, serif

Words that rhyme with fires

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