| 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 act of discharging a gun |
| noun | the act of setting something on fire |
| noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| 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 | go off or discharge |
| discharge | verb | cause to go off |
| ignite | verb | start to burn or burst into flames |
| kindle | verb | catch fire |
| inflame | verb | catch fire |
| dismiss | verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
| sack | verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
| 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 |