Open English Wordnet
Options ▼
Nouns
(n)
fire
,
firing
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
“hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”
,
“they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”
MORE ▶
(n)
discharge
,
firing
,
firing off
the act of discharging a gun
MORE ▶
(n)
ignition
,
firing
,
lighting
,
kindling
,
inflammation
the act of setting something on fire
MORE ▶
(n)
dismissal
,
dismission
,
discharge
,
firing
,
liberation
,
release
,
sack
,
sacking
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
MORE ▶
Download As:
JSON
RDF/XML
Turtle
XML