fires
Definitions
Noun
- The event of something burning (often destructive)
- The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (empedocles)
- Feelings of great warmth and intensity
- Fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- A severe trial
- Intense adverse criticism
Verb
- Start firing a weapon
- Cause to go off
- Bake in a kiln so as to harden
- Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- Go off or discharge
- Drive out or away by or as if by fire
- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Destroy by fire
- Provide with fuel
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fires".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fires | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | bonfires | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | fireside | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | backfires | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | brushfires | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | campfires | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | ceasefires | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | doubtfires | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | firesign | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | firesign's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | firestine | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | firestone | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | firestone's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | firestorm | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wildfires | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fires".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fires".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fires" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fires will | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fires" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | small fires | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "fires" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | small | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | house | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | neighborhood | 3 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 18
Fragments: 15
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 12
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Child among 4 killed in Queens fire that forced some to jump to escape flames, FDNY says
Mar 16, 2026 NBC New York
Mar 16, 2026 NBC New York
Massive 4-alarm NYC fire kills 4, including child, in Queens: ‘Tragic day’
Mar 16, 2026 New York Post
Mar 16, 2026 New York Post
Chicago firefighter seriously injured while responding to North Side fire
Mar 16, 2026 FOX 32 Chicago
Mar 16, 2026 FOX 32 Chicago
Chicago firefighter seriously hurt in extra-alarm apartment building fire in Rogers Park
Mar 16, 2026 CBS News
Mar 16, 2026 CBS News
Wildfires rage: Pillen, Nebraska officials give update on firefighting effort
Mar 17, 2026 Nebraska Examiner
Mar 17, 2026 Nebraska Examiner

