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focus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • fireplace noun An open recess at the base of a chimney where a fire is built for heat.
  • hearth noun The floor or area around a fireplace, often used to represent home and family life.
  • home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.

Senses

focus is used for these senses in English:

  • fire (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
  • fire (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
  • fire (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
  • fireplace An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
  • home One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

fire — full definition

  1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
  3. verb To shoot a weapon.
  4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
  5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

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