n.
1.the event of something burning (often destructive)
2.the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
3.the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
4.a fireplace in which a fire is burning
5.intense adverse criticism
6.feelings of great warmth and intensity
7.once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
8.a severe trial fire v.
1.start firing a weapon
2.cause to go off
3.bake in a kiln so as to harden
4.terminate the employment of
5.go off or discharge
6.drive out or away by or as if by fire
7.call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
8.destroy by fire
9.provide with fuel
Idiom of the Day
burst at the seams
to explode with pride or laughter, to be full to the breaking point
The train was bursting at the seams as it entered the station. I was bursting at the seams from laughter.
