fires

fires · noun/verb

imported

Definitions

noun/verb

  1. 1.

    Instances of combustion producing heat, light, and flames.

  2. 2.

    Discharges a weapon.

  3. 3.

    Destructive burning events.

  4. 4.

    Dismisses from employment.

  5. 5.

    Launches or ignites.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fighting fires — dealing with urgent problems
  • •
    where there's smoke, there's fire — rumors often have some truth

Related words

Antonyms: hires
See also: fire, fired, firing
Synonyms: blazes, dismisses, flames

Etymology

From Old English fȳr ("fire"), from Proto-Germanic fōr. Related to German Feuer and Dutch vuur.