bonfire, balefire
(noun) a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bonfire (plural bonfires)
(obsolete) A fire in which bones are burned.
A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.
bonfire (third-person singular simple present bonfires, present participle bonfiring, simple past and past participle bonfired)
To fire (pottery) using a bonfire.
To make, or celebrate around, a bonfire.
• be in for
Source: Wiktionary
Bon"fire`, n. Etym: [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.]
Definition: A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement. Full soon by bonfire and by bell, We learnt our liege was passing well. Gay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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