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fire vs volley

volley vs fire

fire and volley both are nouns.

fire and volley both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fire Yes No Yes No
volley Yes No Yes No
As nouns, volley is a hyponym of fire; that is, volley is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fire:
  • fire: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • volley: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Other hyponyms of fire include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, 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) volley (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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) volley (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden utter rapidly
destroy by fire make a volley
start or maintain a fire in discharge in, or as if in, a volley
become ignited hit before it touches the ground
cause to go off be dispersed in a volley
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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