fire vs battery

battery vs fire

fire and battery both are nouns.

fire is a verb but battery is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No
battery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, battery is a hyponym of fire; that is, battery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fire:

fire: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
battery: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

Other hyponyms of fire include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

fire (noun)	battery (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy	an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
intense adverse criticism	a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
the event of something burning (often destructive)	a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
a severe trial	a collection of related things intended for use together
feelings of great warmth and intensity	group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke	a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

fire (verb)	battery (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden
destroy by fire
start or maintain a fire in
become ignited
cause to go off
start firing a weapon
go off or discharge
generate an electrical impulse
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
drive out or away by or as if by fire
provide with fuel
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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