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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to burn |
| Synonyms: | enkindle, ignite, kindle, light, put a match to, set ablaze, set aflame, set alight, set fire to, set on fire, start a fire, touch off |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, arouse |
| Synonyms: | animate, electrify, enliven, enthuse, exalt, galvanize, heighten, impassion, incite, inflame, inform, inspire, inspirit, intensify, intoxicate, irritate, provoke, quicken, rouse, stir, thrill |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | ax, boot, can*, discharge, drop, eject, expel, give bum's rush, give marching orders, give one notice, give pink slip, give the sack, hand walking papers, kick out, lay off, let one go, oust, pink slip, sack, terminate |
| Antonyms: | hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intentional burning |
| Synonyms: | firing, incendiarism, pyromania, setting fire, torching, touching off |
| Main Entry: | combustible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be exploded |
| Synonyms: | burnable, comburent, combustive, explosive, fiery, firing, flammable, ignitable, incendiary, inflammable, kindling, volatile |
| Antonyms: | noncombustible, nonexplosive |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detonation |
| Synonyms: | barrage, blast, burst, explosion, firing, fusillade, report, salvo, shot, shower, volley |
| Antonyms: | loading |
| Main Entry: | exhilaration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great happiness, excitement |
| Synonyms: | a rush, animation, cheerfulness, delight, elation, electrification, elevation, enlivenment, euphoria, exaltation, excitation, firing, gaiety, galvanization, gladness, gleefulness, head rush, high spirits, hilarity, inspiration, invigoration, joy, joyfulness, liveliness, mirth, quickening, sprightliness, stimulation, uplift, vitalization, vivacity, vivification |
| Antonyms: | agitation, depression, discouragement, unhappiness, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | explosion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eruption, discharge |
| Synonyms: | access, backfire, bang, blast, blowout, blowup, burst, clap, combustion, concussion, crack, detonation, firing, fit, flare-up, fulmination, gust, ignition, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, percussion, pop, report, roar, salvo |
| Antonyms: | implosion |
| Main Entry: | fling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casual throw |
| Synonyms: | cast, chuck, firing, heave, hurl, launching, lob, peg, pitch, shot, slinging, toss |
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