| noun | the event of something burning (often destructive) “they lost everything in the fire” |
| noun | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy “hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes” |
| noun | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke “fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries” |
| noun | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning “they sat by the fire and talked” |
| noun | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) |
| noun | feelings of great warmth and intensity “he spoke with great ardor” |
| noun | fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking “put the kettle on the fire” |
| noun | a severe trial “he went through fire and damnation” |
| noun | intense adverse criticism “Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party” |
| verb | start firing a weapon |
| verb | cause to go off “fire a gun” |
| verb | bake in a kiln so as to harden “fire pottery” |
| verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position “The boss fired his secretary today” |
| verb | go off or discharge “The gun fired” |
| verb | drive out or away by or as if by fire “The soldiers were fired” |
| verb | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) “arouse pity” |
| verb | destroy by fire “They burned the house and his diaries” |
| verb | provide with fuel “Oil fires the furnace” |
| fire | verb | destroy by fire |
| fiery | adjective | like or suggestive of fire |
| flame | verb | be in flames or aflame |
| fervent | adjective | characterized by intense emotion |
| fervid | adjective | characterized by intense emotion |
| attack | verb | attack in speech or writing |
| fire | noun | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
| firing | noun | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
| discharge | noun | the act of discharging a gun |
| dismissible | adjective | subject to dismissal |
| dismission | noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| dismissal | noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| sack | noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| sacking | noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| arousal | noun | the act of arousing |
| elicitation | noun | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors |
| evocative | adjective | serving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson |
| evocation | noun | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors |
| provocative | adjective | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope |
| provocation | noun | something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |
| burnable | adjective | capable of burning |
| burn | noun | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) |
| fuel | noun | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy |