wildfire
(noun) a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wildfire (countable and uncountable, plural wildfires)
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
(historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
(figuratively) Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.
• forest fire
Source: Wiktionary
Wild"fire, n.
1. A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire. Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and hard to quench. Bacon.
2. (Med.) (a) An old name for erysipelas. (b) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
