afire 5 2 verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj adjective satellite • lighted up by or as by fire or flame
admire 6 2 verb v verb • feel admiration for
• look at with admiration
inspire 7 2 verb v verb • heighten or intensify
• supply the inspiration for
• serve as the inciting cause of
• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
• fill with revolutionary ideas
• draw in (air)
retire 6 2 verb v verb • 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
expire 6 2 verb v verb • lose validity
• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• expel air
fire 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • 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
verb • 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
backfire 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • 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
verb • 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
crossfire 9 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
• fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
hellfire 8 2 noun n noun • a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
perspire 8 2 verb v verb • excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
wire 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • 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
verb • provide with electrical circuits
• send cables, wires, or telegrams
• fasten with wire
• string on a wire
• equip for use with electricity
brushfire 9 2 noun n
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aspire 6 2 verb v verb • have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
dire 4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
• causing fear or dread or terror
mire 4 1 verb v noun • 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
verb • entrap
• cause to get stuck as if in a mire
• be unable to move further
• soil with mud, muck, or mire
shire 5 1 noun n noun • a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
• British breed of large heavy draft horse
gunfire 7 2 noun n noun • the act of shooting a gun
inquire 7 2 verb v verb • address a question to and expect an answer from
• have a wish or desire to know something
• conduct an inquiry or investigation of
lyre 4 1 noun n noun • a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
skier 5 2 noun n squire 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • young nobleman attendant on a knight
• an English country landowner
• a man who attends or escorts a woman
verb • attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
hire 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a newly hired employee
• the act of hiring something or someone
verb • engage or hire for work
• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
• engage for service under a term of contract
ire 3 1 noun n noun • 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)
spire 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
rehire 6 2 verb v noun • A former employee who has been hired again.
haywire 7 2 adjective adj noun • wire for tying up bales of hay
adjective satellite • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• not functioning properly
quire 5 1 noun n noun • a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
require 7 2 verb v verb • require as useful, just, or proper
• consider obligatory; request and expect
• make someone do something
• have need of
reacquire 9 2 verb v esquire 7 2 noun n noun • (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
empire 6 2 noun n noun • an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
• the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
• a group of countries under a single authority
• a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
• a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
vampire 7 2 noun n noun • (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
newswire 8 2 noun n noun • A service used for the transmission of breaking news to the media or to the public
sapphire 8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
• a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
• a light shade of blue
adjective satellite • of something having the color of a blue sapphire
satire 6 2 noun n noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn
• a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others
spitfire 8 2 noun n noun • a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
lire 4 1 verb v noun • the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
• the basic unit of money in Turkey
• formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
devonshire 10 3 noun n noun • a county in southwestern England, named for the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe
barbwire 8 2 noun n noun • strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
pismire 7 2 noun n noun • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
shellfire 9 2 noun n noun • shooting artillery shells
cheshire 8 2 noun, adjective n, adj
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grandsire 9 2 noun n noun • Grandfather.
• Any male ancestor.
• Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.
• (equestrian) The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather
surefire 8 3 adjective adj adjective • Guaranteed to work
tripwire 8 2 noun n noun • A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
• Any means of detecting intruders.
verb • To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location).
lancashire 10 3 noun n noun • a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
bemire 6 2 verb v verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty
counterfire 11 3 verb, noun v, n noun • fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
samphire 8 2 noun n noun • fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
venire 6 3 noun • (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
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