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A controlled fire, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.
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An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
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(slang, chiefly Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland) a strike-anywhere match.
adj
Made of firewood or kindling.
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A fire lit with bones instead of wood, so that when livestock were driven between two such fires the acrid smoke drove off parasites.
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Alternative spelling of bone fire [A fire lit with bones instead of wood, so that when livestock were driven between two such fires the acrid smoke drove off parasites.]
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A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
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(Sussex) A group of people who celebrate Bonfire Night by processing through the streets of their town or village, and do other smaller events throughout the rest of the year.
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Alternative form of brushfire [A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.]
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Alternative form of brushfire [A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.]
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A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
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(Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of bushfire [(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.]
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(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
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Alternative spelling of co-fire [To fire (different types of fuel) together.]
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A low-temperature flame, that is unlikely to set furnishings alight or burn flesh in incidental contacts; frequently used for indoor pyrotechnic entertainment devices.
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A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
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Fire in the tops of trees.
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A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
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(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
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The general pattern of natural fire occurrence in a particular ecosystem over an extended period of time, with regards to such factors as frequency, intensity, size, season, severity, etc.
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A fire and its three components.
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Alternative form of firewalker [one who walks barefoot over hot coals]
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Any of a number of small fires that expand a firefront
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The act or process of lighting a fire.
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Experimental play with fire, as by lighting matches.
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(mining, historical) The use of fire to soften or crack the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation; later superseded by the use of explosives.
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A boundary between places in which a wildfire would move in different directions
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Alternative spelling of flambé [(cooking) A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.]
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(cooking) A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.
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One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
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Alternative form of foxfire [(mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.]
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The technique of firing ceramics at a high temperature
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alternative form of grassfire [A fire burning over grass or grassland.]
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(historical) A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century C.E. to set fire to enemy ships, buildings etc.
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(Australia) A deliberately lit fire in bush or grassland, under favourable conditions, used to reduce the fuel available for a wildfire.
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A smaller fire moving in front of a larger one spread by the wind
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(firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
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Alternative form of hot spot [(firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.]
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(law) A form of arson in which a fire is intentionally started in order to enable collection from an insurance policy that protects against accidental fires.
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A very large wildfire, typically one covering more than 100,000 acres.
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Alternative form of need-fire [(paganism) A ritual fire created by friction.]
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(Sussex) A visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another.
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A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
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A fire lit to convey a message or serve as a beacon, by either light or smoke.
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A roasting jack powered by hot gas rising from a fire.
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(Sussex) The communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.
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(figuratively) A dumpster fire; a disaster.
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(dated) A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.
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A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
adj
Alternative form of woodfired [That uses wood as fuel.]
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A fire that uses wood for fuel.
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A wildfire that burns underground through the winter and reemerges in fire season.
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