Fires

//ˈfaɪ̯ɚz//

Synonyms for "fires" (915 found)

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Closest matches (183)

Verb(44 words)

ignite kindle light arouse can discharge dismiss enkindle evoke give the axe open fire provoke sack terminate inflame shoot alight animate awaken bright

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cheer conflagrate excite fire up light up quicken set on fire stimulate vitalise abet actuate axe beghast belight beshine brighten bring about bring down burn burn down burn up catch fire catch on fire combust

ardor arouse blaze burn conflagration flame up ignite inferno lay off let off open fire sack set on fire shoot give sack abandon afflatus afire aflame aggressiveness

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Noun(7 words)

flame ardor ardour attack blast blaze conflagration

Adjective(5 words)

awesome wonderful a+a-plus bully

Slang(1 words)

Strong matches (275)

curry curtain fire dart dash death fire dedication defrock degrade dehire dehumidify dehydrate delay delirium deliver demote deplume depose deprive desiccate detonate

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devil devotedness devotion devoutness direct fire disbar discharge disemploy dismiss displace displume dive in divine afflatus do do to perfection drain drive drop drum out dry dry fire dry up dynamize eager eagerness earnestness earth eclat ecstasy eject elan electric light bulb electric-heat electrify element elementary particle elementary unit embue energize energy enfilade enkindle enliven enlivenment enrage enterprise enthuse enthusiasm enthusiastic eruptive fever evaporate exalt excite excited excitement exhilarate exhilaration expel explode exsiccate faith faithfulness fall to fan fan the fire fan the flame febricity febrility feed feed the fire feeling fell fen fire ferment fervency fervent fervid fervidness fervor fever fever heat fever of excitement feverishness fidelity fieriness file fire fire a volley fire at fire of demolition fire off fire up fire upon firepower fireworks firing flack flak flame flaming flare flare up flashing point flicker flickering flame fling fling at flip flush foment forest fire fork fox fire frenzy fricassee frizz frizzle fry fuel fulminate fundamental particle funeral pyre furlough furor fury fusillade galvanize gas-heat genius get to get-up-and-go ginger give axe give elbow give the ax give the gate glare glaze glim glow go go ahead go off griddle grill ground fire gun gun for gunfight gunfire gunplay gusto hang fire head into heart hearten heartiness heat heat up heatedness heave heave at hectic hectic fever hectic flush heighten high-angle fire hit holocaust horizontal fire hot hot up hot-air-heat hot-blooded hot-water-heat hurl hurl against hurl at hurrah hurtle hyle hyperpyrexia hyperthermia hypostasis ignis fatuus ignition illuminant illuminator imbue

Adjective(8 words)

dandy def dope excellent fantastic finger-lickin' good fireball grouse

Verb(51 words)

decruit dehire discard displace downsize draw drive egg on electrify elicit encourage energize enflame engender enlighten enliven enthrill enthuse exagitate exalt

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Noun(8 words)

fervency fervidness fervor fervour firing flack flak flaming

Related words (457)

impassion impassionedness incandescent body incense incite infect infection inflame inform infuriate infuse infusion ingle initiative inject inoculate insolate inspiration inspire inspired

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inspirit instigate intense intensify intensity intentness interdiction fire interest intermittent fever invigorate jazz up jerk jump off key up kick kick off kick out kick upstairs kiln kindle lambent flame lamp lance lantern lather up launch let fly let fly at let go let out light light bulb light source light the fuse light up liveliness liven load lob loyalty luminant luminary machine-gun fire madden make redundant marshfire match material material world materiality matter mold molecule monad moon mortar mortar fire motivate move moving spirit mull mummify musketry natural world nature nettle on fire open up on oust oven-bake overexcite overheat pan pan-broil parboil parch pass passion passionate passionateness peg pelt pension off pep pep up pepper percussion fire perk up physical world pick off pique piss and vinegar pistol pistol fire pitch pitch in pitchfork pizzazz play with fire plenum plug plunge into poach poop pop at pot potshoot potshot prairie fire preheat prepare prepare food prime project propel protein fever provoke puerperal fever punch push put put the shot put up to pyre pyrexia quicken raging fire rake raking fire rally rapid fire read out of recook reheat rekindle relapsing fever release relight relish relume remittent remittent fever replace resolution retire ricochet fire riddle rifle fire roast rouse rub rut salvo saute savor scallop scorch scorching sea of flames sear searing send off separate forcibly seriousness serve set about set astir set fire to set in set off set on set out set sail set to sexual excitement shape sheet of fire shell shellfire shirr shitcan shoot at shoot down shoot out shoot-out shooting shrivel shy shy at sic on signal beacon simmer sincerity sling sling at smart smarting smoke smudge fire snap snap up snipe snipe at soak up soul source of light spark sparkle spirit spirit up sponge spunk spunk up star starch stars start start in start off start out steam steam up stew stimulate stimulated sting stinging stir stir the blood stir the embers stir the feelings stir the fire stir up stir-fry stirred stoke stoke the fire stoke up strafe strike strike a light strip stuff substance substratum summon up sun sun-dry superannuate superheat surplus suspend swab take a potshot take aim at take fire take off taper tepefy terminate the four elements three-alarm fire thrill throw throw at thrust tickle tilt time fire tingle tingling toast torch torpedo torrefy toss toss at touch touch off towel trigger turf turn turn a pot turn off turn on turn out turn to two-alarm fire unfrock unit of being urethral fever urtication vaccinal fever vehemence vertical fire verve vigor vim vitality vitalize vivacity vivify volley wake wake up waken warm warm over warm the blood warm up warmth warmth of feeling watch fire water water fever weazen whet whip up wildfire wipe witch fire wither wizen work into work up wound fever zeal zero in on zest zing zip zip up zone fire

Verb(84 words)

impel incite induce inspire inspirit instigate intoxicate invigorate invoke irradiate jazz lash lay off leaven let go let off let someone go light a fire under lighten liven

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Noun(5 words)

inferno methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride methedrine speed

Adjective(14 words)

killer lit mythic outstanding peng phat rad righteous safe sick top shelf topping wicked wondrous

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capable of

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continue burning by feeding on air start spontaneously

form of

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has property

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is a

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hotter than other fires

receives action

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driven by fuel driven by wind put out with water started accidently

related to

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Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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There were five fires last night.

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Fires are less frightening today than they once were, because more and more houses are built of concrete, and concrete houses do not burn as easily as the old wooden ones.

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There are a great many forest fires in America.

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We should provide against fires.

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