n. Function: noun
1 a destructive burning FF1C; the house was destroyed by fire FF1E;
Synonyms: conflagration, holocaust, inferno
Related Words: blaze, flame, flare, glare; burning, charring, scorching, searing
Idioms: sea of flames, sheet of fire
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Synonyms: PASSION 6, ardor, calenture, enthusiasm, fervor, hurrah, zeal
Related Words: animation, exhilaration, liveliness; dash, drive, energy, ginger, gusto, heartiness, pep, punch, snap, spirit, starch, verve, vigor, vim, zest, zing, zip
Contrasted Words: languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, stupor, torpidity, torpor; apathy, impassivity, phlegm