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fire vs wake

wake vs fire

fire and wake both are nouns.

fire and wake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fire Yes No Yes No
wake Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wake is a hyponym of fire; that is, wake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fire:
  • fire: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • wake: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Other hyponyms of fire include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
fire (noun) wake (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
intense adverse criticism the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
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) wake (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden be awake, be alert, be there
destroy by fire stop sleeping
start or maintain a fire in cause to become awake or conscious
become ignited to alert someone to something
cause to go off arouse or excite feelings and passions
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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