8-Letter Words Starting: FIRE

• Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.

• A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.

• (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

• a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

• attack with incendiary bombs

• a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

• a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

• A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.

• A diseased prostitute.

• a heat-resistant clay

• wood used for fuel