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Idioms about fire
Origin of fire
OTHER WORDS FROM fire
firer, nouncoun·ter·fire, noun, verb (used without object), coun·ter·fired, coun·ter·fir·ing.re·fire, verb, re·fired, re·fir·ing.un·fired, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use fire in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fire
fire
/ (faɪə) /
noun
verb
sentence substitute
a cry to warn others of a fire
the order to begin firing a gun, artillery, etc
Derived forms of fire
fireable, adjectivefireless, adjectivefirer, nounWord Origin for fire
Old English fӯr; related to Old Saxon fiur, Old Norse fūrr, Old High German fūir, Greek pur
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fire
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