Difference between fire and reaction
Definitions
verb
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- start firing a weapon
- go off or discharge
- start or maintain a fire in
- provide with fuel
noun
- intense adverse criticism
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
Examples
He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...
Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
Definitions
noun
- an idea evoked by some experience
- extreme conservatism in political or social matters
- (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
- doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
Examples
The scene near the Chennai Kaliappa Hospital, on Tuesday was supremely ironical, and drew sharp reactions from tree lovers who were passing by.
His casual reaction, "you're overreacting," "these things happen, right?" suggests they've gone through this before, with presumably the more recent procedure she discussed with her gyno.
Meanwhile, doctors have identified still more reactions to stress that can increase our risk of cardiovascular disease.
