FIRE

The event of something burning (often destructive)

Example: "They lost everything in the fire"

The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Example: "Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"

The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Example: "Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

Example: "They sat by the fire and talked"

Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (empedocles), associated with the humour bile

Feelings of great warmth and intensity

Example: "He spoke with great ardor"

Fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

Example: "Put the kettle on the fire"

A severe trial

Example: "He went through fire and damnation"

Intense adverse criticism

Example: "Clinton directed his fire at the republican party"