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огонь — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • gunfire noun The sound or act of guns being fired, often repeatedly.
  • light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.

Senses

огонь is used for these senses in English:

  • fire Command to shoot with firearms.
  • 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.
  • gunfire Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
  • light A flame or something used to create fire.

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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