the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | an act that sets in motion some course of events |
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun |
intense adverse criticism | a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen |
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 | |