the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning | the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter |
intense adverse criticism | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
the event of something burning (often destructive) | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
a severe trial | a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily |
feelings of great warmth and intensity | a woman's full loose hiplength jacket |
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) |
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking | the quantity contained in a sack |
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile | an enclosed space |