Bonfire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large fire built outdoors, as for signaling or in celebration of an event.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A fire in which bones were burned.
  • n. A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
  • n. A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fire of bones.
  • n. A funeral pile; a pyre.
  • n. A fire for the burning of heretics, proscribed books, etc.
  • n. Any great blazing fire made in the open air for amusement, or for the burning of brushwood, weeds, rubbish, etc. Specifically
  • n. A fire kindled, usually in some open and conspicuous place, such as a hill-top or public square, as an expression of public joy or exultation, or as a beacon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fire   
    Cross Reference
    bale    balefire   
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    fire   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    firework    conflagration    pyre    chandelier    torch    banquet    campfire    camp-fire    feast    blaze