| fire service |
see "fire brigade." |
| fireside |
the area adjacent to a fireplace. [2 definitions] |
| fire station |
a building in which firefighting equipment and trucks are kept and at which firefighters are housed or on duty. |
| firestorm |
an intense, widespread fire, caused by heavy conventional bombing or by an atomic explosion. [2 definitions] |
| fire tower |
a high towerlike structure, usu. in a forest, from which a lookout keeps watch to detect and report fires. |
| firetrap |
a building that is at high risk of catching fire and is esp. dangerous in case of fire. |
| fire truck |
see "fire engine." |
| fire up |
to get (something) burning, heating, or cooking. [2 definitions] |
| fire wall |
a wall of fireproof material intended to prevent the spread of fire, as from one part of a building to another. [2 definitions] |
| firewater |
(informal) alcoholic beverages, esp. whiskey. |
| fireweed |
any of various wild plants that grow easily in clearings caused by fire, such as willow herb. |
| firewood |
wood for cooking or heating. |
| fireworks |
(sometimes used with a sing. verb) devices that burn or explode to produce noise, bright light, or a brilliant display of colors. [3 definitions] |
| firing line |
the line or set of positions from which troops fire at an enemy or targets. [3 definitions] |
| firing squad |
a group, usu. of military personnel, assigned to shoot a person who has been sentenced to death. |
| firkin |
a small wooden tub or keg. [2 definitions] |
| firm1 |
hard and compact; solid. [6 definitions] |
| firm2 |
a business organization, often an unincorporated one. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| firmly |
in a way that uses some strength; not lightly. [2 definitions] |
| firmware |
a computer program or set of functions stored on a ROM chip, rather than in software. |