fire |fīr| noun
1 combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke : his house was destroyed by fire.
• one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology.
• a destructive burning of something : a fire at a hotel.
• a collection of fuel, esp. wood or coal, burned in a controlled way to provide heat or a means for cooking : our small kettle was kept constantly on the fire.
• a burning sensation in the body : the whiskey lit a fire in the back of his throat.
• fervent or passionate emotion or enthusiasm : the fire of their religious conviction.
• poetic/literary luminosity; glow : their soft smiles light the air like a star’s fire.