fires
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is fires a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of fires?
Definition
noun (English)
1. the event of something burning (often destructive)Examples: "they lost everything in the fire"Synonyms: fire
2. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemyExamples: "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"Synonyms: fire, firing
3. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smokeExamples: "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"Synonyms: fire, flame, flaming
4. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burningExamples: "they sat by the fire and talked"Synonyms: fire
5. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)Synonyms: fire
6. feelings of great warmth and intensityExamples: "he spoke with great ardor"Synonyms: ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire
verb (English)
1. start firing a weaponSynonyms: fire, open fire
2. cause to go offExamples: "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"Synonyms: discharge, fire
3. bake in a kiln so as to hardenExamples: "fire pottery"Synonyms: fire
4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or positionExamples: "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"Synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sackAntonyms: hire
5. go off or dischargeExamples: "The gun fired"Synonyms: discharge, fire, go off
6. drive out or away by or as if by fireExamples: "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"Synonyms: fire
Definition source: Wiktionary