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fire vs crossfire

crossfire vs fire

fire and crossfire both are nouns.

fire is a verb but crossfire is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fire Yes No Yes No
crossfire Yes No No No
As nouns, crossfire is a hyponym of fire; that is, crossfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fire:
  • fire: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • crossfire: fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
Other hyponyms of fire include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, 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) crossfire (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
intense adverse criticism
the event of something burning (often destructive)
a severe trial
feelings of great warmth and intensity
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
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) crossfire (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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