inferno vs fire
fire vs infernoinferno and fire both are nouns.
inferno is not a verb while fire is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inferno | Yes | No | No | No |
| fire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fire is a hypernym of
inferno; that is, fire is a
word with a broader meaning than inferno:
- inferno: a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- fire: the event of something burning (often destructive)
| inferno (noun) | fire (noun) |
|---|---|
| a very intense and uncontrolled fire | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
| any place of pain and turmoil | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning |
| 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 |
| inferno (verb) | fire (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 |
Words related to "inferno"
Words related to "fire"
- anger
- antiaircraft fire
- archaicism
- archaism
- ardor
- ardour
- arouse
- artillery fire
- ask for
- attack
- backfire
- bake
- balefire
- barrage
- barrage fire
- battery
- blast
- blaze
- blazing
- bombardment
- bonfire
- broadside
- bruise
- brush fire
- burn
- burn down
- burning
- burst
- call fire
- campfire
- can
- cannon fire
- chase away
- clean out
- combust
- combustion
- concentrated fire
- conflagration
- cookery
- cookfire
- cooking
- counterfire
- counterpreparation fire
- cover
- covering fire
- create
- cremate
- criticism
- crossfire
- destroy
- destruction fire
- direct fire
- discharge
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- dismiss
- dispel
- displace
- distributed fire
- draw
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- drop
- element
- elicit
- enamel
- enkindle
- evoke
- excite
- fervency
- fervidness
- fervor
- fervour
- fiery
- fire
- fire up
- fireplace
- firing
- flack
- flak
- flame
- flame up
- flaming
- flare
- force out
- forest fire
- fratricide
- friendly fire
- fuel
- furlough
- furnish
- fusillade
- generate
- give notice
- give the axe
- give the sack
- go off
- grassfire
- grazing fire
- happening
- harassing fire
- hearth
- heat
- hire
- hostile fire
- hurt
- ignite
- ignition
- incinerate
- indirect fire
- infatuate
- inferno
- inflame
- injure
- interdiction fire
- interest
- invite
- kindle
- lay off
- let drive
- let fly
- light
- loose off
- make
- massed fire
- natural event
- neutralization fire
- observed fire
- occurrence
- occurrent
- offend
- offer
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- open fire
- open fireplace
- overcome
- overpower
- overtake
- overwhelm
- passion
- passionateness
- pension off
- physiology
- pop
- prairie fire
- preparation
- preparation fire
- prick
- provide
- provoke
- radar fire
- raise
- registration fire
- rekindle
- remove
- render
- retire
- ruin
- run off
- sack
- salvo
- scheduled fire
- scorch
- searching fire
- send away
- send packing
- shake
- shake up
- shame
- shelling
- shoot
- smolder
- smoulder
- smudge
- spite
- squeeze out
- stimulate
- stir
- stir up
- strike a chord
- supply
- supporting fire
- suppressive fire
- sweep over
- terminate
- torch
- touch a chord
- trial
- tribulation
- trigger
- turn back
- unfavorable judgment
- unobserved fire
- untune
- upset
- visitation
- volley
- wake
- whelm
- wound
- zeal
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