| fireable |
combined form of fire. |
| fire alarm |
a device that gives off a noise to signal that a fire is occurring. [2 definitions] |
| fire ant |
any of various ants that can inflict a burning sting, found esp. in South America and the southern United States. |
| firearm |
a small weapon, such as a pistol or rifle, from which a shot is fired using exploding gunpowder. |
| fireball |
any very hot, luminous spherical object, esp. an extremely bright meteor. [4 definitions] |
| fireboat |
a power boat equipped to fight fires on ships, in harbors, and the like. |
| firebomb |
a bomb designed to start a fire; incendiary bomb. [2 definitions] |
| firebox |
the portion of a stove or furnace in which the fuel is burned. [2 definitions] |
| firebrand |
a piece of burning wood. [3 definitions] |
| firebreak |
a piece of land that has been cleared of vegetation and other combustible objects in order to contain a fire. [2 definitions] |
| firebrick |
a heat-resistant brick, esp. one used in the construction of a furnace, oven, or the like. |
| fire brigade |
(chiefly British) an organization that works to prevent and put out fires; fire department. |
| firebug |
(informal) someone who purposely starts fires to destroy property; arsonist; pyromaniac. |
| fire clay |
a heat-resistant clay used in furnace linings, crucibles, fire bricks, and the like. |
| firecracker |
a small paper cylinder filled with gunpowder, used as a noisemaker, esp. during celebrations. |
| firedamp |
an extremely explosive gas found in coal mines and composed primarily of methane. |
| fire department |
a department of a city or town government that works to prevent and put out fires, or the persons employed in it. |
| firedog |
an andiron. |
| fire door |
an interior door of heat-resistant material that is designed to contain the spread of a fire in a building. |
| fire drill |
a practice exercise covering what to do in case of a fire, either in combating the fire or in escaping from it. |
| fire-eater |
a performer, as in a circus, who pretends to swallow fire. [2 definitions] |