fire

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I imagine it's still extraordinarily hot where that fire -- fire was a very intense fire, so they have not started the operation to retrieve most of the bodies yet.

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  1. noun A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance.
  2. noun Burning fuel or other material: a cooking fire; a forest fire.
  3. noun Burning intensity of feeling; ardor. See Synonyms at passion.

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  • At night we made the attempt, and succeeded in firing the buildings several times, but without effect, as the fire was always instantly extinguished. —  Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
  • I imagine it's still extraordinarily hot where that fire -- fire was a very intense fire, so they have not started the operation to retrieve most of the bodies yet. —  CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2007
  • His voice became a mesmeric whisper. —  Conan the Defender
  • The fire, the fire is falling —  The Unutterable
  • Close to you baby as a fire is to smoke —  Harry's Blues Lyrics Online: Stevie Ray Vaughan,page 1
 

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  1. Middle English fir, from Old English fȳr; see paəwr̥ in Indo-European roots.

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