Fire vs. Water

Firenoun

(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

Firenoun

(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

Firenoun

(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

Firenoun

The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

Firenoun

A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

Firenoun

(countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.

Firenoun

(uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.

Firenoun

Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

Firenoun

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

Firenoun

Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

Firenoun

(countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character activate a weapon/

Fireverb

(transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.

Fireverb

(transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

Fireverb

(transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.

Fireverb

(transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).

Fireverb

(transitive) To shoot (a gun or analogous device).

Fireverb

(intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

Fireverb

To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

Fireverb

To cause an action potential in a cell.

Fireverb

(transitive) To forcibly direct (something).

Fireverb

To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

Fireverb

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

Fireverb

To animate; to give life or spirit to.

Fireverb

To feed or serve the fire of.

Fireverb

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

Fireverb

(farriery) To cauterize.

Fireverb

To catch fire; to be kindled.

Fireverb

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

Fireadjective

(slang) Amazing; excellent.

Fireinterjection

A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire, or that there is a fire.

Fireinterjection

A signal to shoot.

Firenoun

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

Firenoun

Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace.

Firenoun

The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.

Firenoun

Anything which destroys or affects like fire.

Firenoun

Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper.

Firenoun

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.

Firenoun

Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.

Firenoun

Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.

Firenoun

The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.

Fireverb

To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.

Fireverb

To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.

Fireverb

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.

Fireverb

To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.

Fireverb

To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.

Fireverb

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

Fireverb

To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a rifle, pistol, or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.

Fireverb

To drive by fire.

Fireverb

To cauterize.

Fireverb

to dismiss from employment, a post, or other job; to cause (a person) to cease being an employee; - of a person. The act of firing is usually performed by that person's supervisor or employer.

Fireverb

To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.

Fireverb

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

Fireverb

To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.to grow irritated or angry.

Firenoun

the event of something burning (often destructive);

Firenoun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;

Firenoun

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy;

Firenoun

a fireplace in which a fire is burning;

Firenoun

intense adverse criticism;

Firenoun

feelings of great warmth and intensity;

Firenoun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Firenoun

a severe trial;

Fireverb

start firing a weapon

Fireverb

cause to go off;

Fireverb

bake in a kiln so as to harden;

Fireverb

terminate the employment of;

Fireverb

go off or discharge;

Fireverb

drive out or away by or as if by fire;

Fireverb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

Fireverb

destroy by fire;

Fireverb

provide with fuel;

Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire is hot because the conversion of the weak double bond in molecular oxygen, O2, to the stronger bonds in the combustion products carbon dioxide and water releases energy (418 kJ per 32 g of O2); the bond energies of the fuel play only a minor role here.

Waternoun

(uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

Waternoun

The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.

Waternoun

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

Waternoun

The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

Waternoun

Water in a body; an area of open water.

Waternoun

A body of water, almost always a river.

Waternoun

A combination of water and other substance(s).

Waternoun

Mineral water.

Waternoun

Spa water.

Waternoun

(pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.

Waternoun

Urine.

Waternoun

Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters")

Waternoun

Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

Waternoun

A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

Waternoun

A person's intuition.

Waternoun

Excess valuation of securities.

Waternoun

The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

Waternoun

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Waterverb

(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Waterverb

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

Waterverb

(transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

Waterverb

(intransitive) To get or take in water.

Waterverb

To urinate onto.

Waterverb

(transitive) To dilute.

Waterverb

To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

Waterverb

(intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.

Waterverb

(transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

Waternoun

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

Waternoun

A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.

Waternoun

Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.

Waternoun

A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.

Waternoun

The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.

Waternoun

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.

Waternoun

An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."

Waterverb

To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.

Waterverb

To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.

Waterverb

To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.

Waterverb

To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken.

Waterverb

To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.

Waterverb

To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.

Waternoun

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

Waternoun

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean);

Waternoun

facility that provides a source of water;

Waternoun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Waternoun

liquid excretory product;

Waternoun

a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;

Waterverb

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;

Waterverb

provide with water;

Waterverb

secrete or form water, as tears or saliva;

Waterverb

fill with tears;

Waternoun

a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms

Waternoun

water as supplied to houses or commercial establishments through pipes and taps

Waternoun

one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces)

Waternoun

the water of a mineral spring as used medicinally for bathing in or drinking

Waternoun

a solution of a specified substance in water

Waternoun

a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake

Waternoun

the surface of an area of water

Waternoun

found in, on, or near areas of water

Waternoun

the water of a particular sea, river, or lake

Waternoun

an area of sea regarded as under the jurisdiction of a particular country

Waternoun

urine

Waternoun

the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb, especially as discharged in a flow shortly before birth

Waternoun

the quality of transparency and brilliance shown by a diamond or other gem.

Waternoun

capital stock that represents a book value greater than the true assets of a company.

Waterverb

pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth

Waterverb

give a drink of water to (an animal)

Waterverb

(of a river) flow through (an area of land)

Waterverb

take a fresh supply of water on board (a ship or steam train)

Waterverb

(of a person's eyes) fill with tears

Waterverb

(of a person's mouth) produce saliva, typically in response to the sight or smell of appetizing food

Waterverb

dilute or adulterate (a drink, typically an alcoholic one) with water

Waterverb

make a statement or proposal less forceful or controversial by changing or leaving out certain details

Waterverb

increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.

Water

Water (chemical formula H2O) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent). It is vital for all known forms of life, even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients.