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Fireball   /fˈaɪərbˌɔl/  /fˈaɪrbˌɔl/   Listen
Fireball

noun
1.
An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding).  Synonym: bolide.
2.
A highly energetic and indefatigable person.  Synonyms: ball of fire, human dynamo, powerhouse.
3.
A ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning).
4.
The luminous center of a nuclear explosion.






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"Fireball" Quotes from Famous Books



... combustible. [solid fuels] coal, wallsend^, anthracite, culm^, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale; turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log; cinder &c (products of combustion) 384; ingle, tinder, touchwood; sulphur, brimstone; incense; port-fire; fire-barrel, fireball, brand; amadou^, bavin^; blind coal, glance coal; German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge [U.S.]; solid fueled rocket. [fuels for candles and lamps] wax, paraffin wax, paraffin oil; lamp oil, whale oil. [liquid fuels] oil, petroleum, gasoline, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Fireball" :   shooting star, globe, worker, ball, actor, orb, self-starter, powerhouse, meteor, nuclear explosion, atomic explosion, doer



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