fireworks

The word “fireworks” means a display or event featuring fireworks. In plain terms, a fireworks show, or figuratively, a dramatic clash.

“Fireworks” is pronounced FEYE-uh-wurks (/ˈfaɪ̯.ɚ.wɝks/ in IPA).

Here is “fireworks” used in a sentence: “The whole town turned out for the fireworks on New Year's Eve.”

Words with a similar meaning to “fireworks” include pyrotechnics.

“Fireworks” is a noun.

The word “fireworks” dates back to around 1575 and comes from German. The plural of firework, first recorded in English around 1575, likely borrowed via Dutch and German equivalents.

“Fireworks” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Fireworks” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a display or event featuring fireworks.

Fireworks in its literal sense refers to an actual pyrotechnic display, such as one seen on a holiday or at a celebration. Used figuratively, fireworks describes a dramatic, heated outburst or confrontation between people, comparing the intensity of an argument to the visual burst of an explosion.

Saying 'there were fireworks' at a meeting or conversation is a figurative way of saying it became heated or dramatic, often involving a confrontation or intense disagreement. It draws on the imagery of fireworks exploding to describe sudden, intense conflict.

Fireworks is typically treated as a plural noun, as in 'the fireworks were spectacular,' since it usually refers to multiple pyrotechnic pieces or a whole display made up of many effects.