14K+ Words That Rhyme With AFIRE

• go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

• withdraw from active participation

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

• break from a meeting or gathering

• make (someone) retire

• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

• lose interest

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• cause to get out

• prepare for sleep

• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

• the event of something burning (often destructive)

• the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

• a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

• feelings of great warmth and intensity

• fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

• a severe trial

• intense adverse criticism

• start firing a weapon

• cause to go off

• bake in a kiln so as to harden

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• go off or discharge

• drive out or away by or as if by fire

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• destroy by fire

• provide with fuel

• generate an electrical impulse

• become ignited

• start or maintain a fire in

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• deep soft mud in water or slush

• a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

• entrap

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• soil with mud, muck, or mire

• address a question to and expect an answer from

• have a wish or desire to know something

• conduct an inquiry or investigation of

• the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

• a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

• a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

• a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

• set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

• a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

• fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

• a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

• feel admiration for

• look at with admiration

• excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

• a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

• British breed of large heavy draft horse

• someone who skis

• young nobleman attendant on a knight

• an English country landowner

• a man who attends or escorts a woman

• attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

• a newly hired employee

• the act of hiring something or someone

• engage or hire for work

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• engage for service under a term of contract

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

• ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

• a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

• the finishing line on a racetrack

• a message transmitted by telegraph

• provide with electrical circuits

• send cables, wires, or telegrams

• fasten with wire

• string on a wire

• equip for use with electricity

• fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

• causing fear or dread or terror

• lose validity

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• expel air

• a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

• require as useful, just, or proper

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• make someone do something

• have need of

• Acquire again

• the act of shooting a gun

• (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

• a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

• a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

• act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

• A former employee who has been hired again.

• To hire again.

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

• behind or in the rear

• located farther aft

• a male with the same parents as someone else

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

• a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

• used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

• at any time

• at all times; all the time and on every occasion

• (intensifier for adjectives) very

• at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

• at some eventual time in the future

• comparative of the adverb `late'

• coming at a subsequent time or stage

• a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

• a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

• a term of address for an elderly woman

• a term of address for a mother superior

• a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

• care for like a mother

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future

• not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other

• recently past

• belonging to the distant past

• very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected

• wire for tying up bales of hay

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• not functioning properly

• any of various alternatives; some other; entity, singular, other pronoun; quantifier, singular, another

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• keep in mind for attention or consideration

• recapture the past; indulge in memories

• show appreciation to

• mention favorably, as in prayer

• mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

• exercise, or have the power of, memory

• call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

• the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

• an inclination to want things

• something that is desired

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly

• expect and wish

• express a desire for

• a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

• the founder of a family

• male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• hoop that covers a wheel

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• deplete

• cause to be bored

• pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

• exude water vapor

• come to light; become known

• come about, happen, or occur

• give off (water) through the skin

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• the speech act of replying to a question

• the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

• a nonverbal reaction

• react verbally

• respond to a signal

• give the correct answer or solution to

• understand the meaning of

• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)

• be liable or accountable

• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

• match or correspond

• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of

• react to a stimulus or command

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

• any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

• a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

• type genus of the family Cancridae

• of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

• a building dedicated to a particular activity

• a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• the object upon which interest and attention focuses

• a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

• the middle of a military or naval formation

• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

• a place where some particular activity is concentrated

• politically moderate persons; centrists

• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

• the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

• mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

• the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

• a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

• equally distant from the extremes

• center upon

• direct one's attention on something

• move into the center

• a place off to the side of an area

• the point where two lines meet or intersect

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

• the intersection of two streets

• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

• a small concavity

• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

• a remote area

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

• gain control over

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• turn a corner

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

• a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

• a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

• a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)

• provide with a covering or cause to be covered

• form a cover over

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• provide for

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• travel across or pass over

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• hold within range of an aimed firearm

• to take an action to protect against future problems

• hide from view or knowledge

• protect or defend (a position in a game)

• maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

• protect by insurance

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• invest with a large or excessive amount of something

• help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

• be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

• spread over a surface to conceal or protect

• cover as if with a shroud

• copulate with a female, used especially of horses

• put something on top of something else

• play a higher card than the one previously played

• be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

• sit on (eggs)

• clothe, as if for protection from the elements