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51Fire water — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …
52Fire worship — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …
53Fire (disambiguation) — Fire is a slow, self sustaining oxidation in which the fuel ejects combusting or burning gasFire may also refer to: * Conflagration, a large destructive uncontrolled burning * Fire (classical element) * A Cantonese food classification * Shooting… …
54Fire — Fire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fring}.] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. [1913 Webster] 2. To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery. [1913… …
55firing on all cylinders — phrase putting a lot of energy and effort into doing something The team managed to record a crucial victory without firing on all cylinders. Thesaurus: energetic and livelysynonym Main entry: fire * * * firing on all (four) cylinders …
56Fire power — is a military capability to direct force at an enemy. It is not to be confused with the concept of rate of fire which describes cycling of the firing mechanism in a weapon system. The concept is taught as one of the key principles of modern… …
57Fire clay — is a specific kind of clay used in the manufacture of ceramics, especially fire brick. The fire attribution is given for its refractory characteristics. There are two types of fire clay: flint clay and plastic fire clay.It is resistant to high… …
58fire blanks — fire/shoot blanks humorous if a man is firing blanks, there is no sperm (= the cells which combine with the female s egg to start life) in his semen (= the liquid produced in the male sexual organs). They had a series of fertility tests done and… …
59firing — [fīr′iŋ] n. 1. the application of heat to harden or glaze pottery 2. the stoking of a fire, furnace, etc. 3. the shooting of firearms, etc. 4. fuel for a fire ☆ 5. the scorching of plants, as from heat, drought, or disease …
60Firing — Fir ing, n. 1. The act of discharging firearms. [1913 Webster] 2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 4. The process of partly …
