activity leading to skilled behavior | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning |
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose | intense adverse criticism |
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | the event of something burning (often destructive) |
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | a severe trial |
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord | feelings of great warmth and intensity |
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke |
a substance prepared according to a formula | 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 |