Are you trying to hyphenate fires? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The event of something burning (often destructive) They lost everything in the fire |
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The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire |
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The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries |
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A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning They sat by the fire and talked |
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Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) |
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Feelings of great warmth and intensity He spoke with great ardor |
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Fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking Put the kettle on the fire Barbecue over an open fire |
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A severe trial He went through fire and damnation |
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Intense adverse criticism Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party The government has come under attack Don't give me any flak |
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Start firing a weapon |
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Cause to go off Fire a gun Fire a bullet |
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Bake in a kiln so as to harden Fire pottery |
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Terminate the employment of Discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers |
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Go off or discharge The gun fired |
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Drive out or away by or as if by fire The soldiers were fired Surrender fires the cold skepticism |
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Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Arouse pity Raise a smile Evoke sympathy |
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Destroy by fire They burned the house and his diaries |
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Provide with fuel Oil fires the furnace |