fireball
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: firecall, firefall, firewall, firehall, firebell, fire ball, wireball, firebolt, firebase, forkball, firesale
Antonyms: firecall, firefall, firewall, firehall, firebell, fire ball, wireball, firebolt, firebase, forkball, firesale
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{senseid|en|explosion}} A [[ball#Noun|ball]] of [[fire#Noun|fire]], especially one [[associate#Verb|associated]] with an [[explosion]], or {{lb|en|fiction|mythology}} [[throw#Verb|thrown]] as a [[weapon#Noun|weapon]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}}:
- {{lb|en|space flight}} A [[bright#Adjective|bright]] [[glow#Noun|glow]] [[cause#Verb|caused]] by a [[spacecraft]] [[reenter|re-entering]] an [[atmosphere]].
- {{senseid|en|astronomy}}{{lb|en|astronomy}} A [[meteor#Noun|meteor]] bright enough to [[cast#Verb|cast]] [[shadow#Noun|shadows]]; a [[bolide]].
- {{senseid|en|sailing}}{{lb|en|sailing}} A [[class#Noun|class]] of [[sailing#Adjective|sailing]] [[dinghy#Noun|dinghy]] with a [[single#Adjective|single]] [[trapeze#Noun|trapeze]] and a [[symmetrical]] [[spinnaker#Noun|spinnaker]], [[sail#Verb|sailed]] by a [[crew#Noun|crew]] of [[two#Numeral|two]].
- {{lb|en|weaponry|historical}} A [[bag#Noun|bag]] or ball [[fill#Verb|filled]] with [[combustible#Adjective|combustible]] [[material#Noun|material]] which is thrown as a weapon or to [[set#Verb|set]] something [[alight#Adjective|alight]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}}:
Adjective
- {{lb|en|slang}} [[excellent#Adjective|Excellent]], [[terrific]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|fiction|chiefly|fantasy|science fiction}} To [[attack#Verb|attack]] (someone or something) with [[ball#Noun|balls]] of [[fire#Noun|fire]].
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