Fireball: alternatives and connections

An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.

To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to sc…

The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.

Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.

A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.

A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applie…

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an…

To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.

A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition,…

The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explo…

To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.

A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials th…

A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemi…

Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and…

Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.