Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: fire, open_fire

'fire'

[fire.n.01] as in: the event of something burning (often destructive)

Examples:
they lost everything in the fire

'fire'

[fire.n.02] as in: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Examples:
hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

'fire'

[fire.n.03] as in: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Examples:
fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

'fire'

[fire.n.04] as in: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

Examples:
they sat by the fire and talked

'fire'

[fire.n.05] as in: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

'fire'

[ardor.n.03] as in: feelings of great warmth and intensity

Examples:
he spoke with great ardor

'fire'

[fire.n.07] as in: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

Examples:
put the kettle on the fire
barbecue over an open fire

'fire'

[fire.n.08] as in: a severe trial

Examples:
he went through fire and damnation

'fire'

[fire.n.09] as in: intense adverse criticism

Examples:
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak

'fire'

[open_fire.v.01] as in: start firing a weapon

'fire'

[fire.v.02] as in: cause to go off

Examples:
fire a gun
fire a bullet

'fire'

[fire.v.03] as in: bake in a kiln so as to harden

Examples:
fire pottery

'fire'

[displace.v.03] as in: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Examples:
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers

'fire'

[fire.v.05] as in: go off or discharge

Examples:
The gun fired

'fire'

[fire.v.06] as in: drive out or away by or as if by fire

Examples:
The soldiers were fired
Surrender fires the cold skepticism

'fire'

[arouse.v.01] as in: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Examples:
arouse pity
raise a smile
evoke sympathy

'fire'

[burn.v.01] as in: destroy by fire

Examples:
They burned the house and his diaries

'fire'

[fuel.v.02] as in: provide with fuel

Examples:
Oil fires the furnace

Origins

					fire (English)
└── fier (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── fyr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))