FIRE

Fire

Fire has been an important part of all cultures and religions from pre-history to modern day and was vital to the development of civilization. It has been regarded in many different contexts throughout history, but especially as a metaphysical constant of the world.

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FIRE

FIRE may stand for: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a civil liberties organization, Fully Integrated Robotised Engine, a model of engine produced by Fiat, Future Internet Research and Experimentation, Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment, a Finnish signals intelligence unit, FIRE economy, a segment of the stock market: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate

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Fire!!

Fire!! was an African-American literary magazine published in 1926 during the Harlem Renaissance. The publication was started by Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglas, John P. Davis, Richard Bruce Nugent, Gwendolyn Bennett, Lewis Grandison Alexander, Countee Cullen, and Langston Hughes.

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fire

Noun

  1. A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
  2. Something that has produced or is capable of producing this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.
  3. The often accidental occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction.
  4. One of the four basic elements.
  5. One of the five basic elements (see ).
  6. A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
  7. The elements necessary to start a fire.
  8. The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
  9. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
  10. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
  11. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
  12. A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character fire a weapon.

Verb

  1. To set (something) on fire.
  2. To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
    If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
    They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
  3. To drive away by setting a fire.
  4. To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
  5. To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse of stream of something).
    We will fire our guns at the enemy.
    He fired his radar gun at passing cars.
  6. To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
    Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
    His nail gun fired about twenty roofing nails a minute.
  7. To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  8. To cause an action potential in a cell.
    When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
  9. To forcibly direct (something).
    He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.
  10. To initiate an event (by means of an event handler)
    The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
  11. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
    to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge
  12. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
    to fire the genius of a young man
  13. To feed or serve the fire of.
    to fire a boiler
  14. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
  15. To cauterize.


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