Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fire in American Collocation
fire
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/faɪr/
causing a lot of damage
catastrophic
destructive
devastating
disastrous
major
serious
A disastrous fire swept through the monastery, necessitating considerable reconstruction.
not accidental
deliberate
malicious
suspicious
The attack, on Saturday, was the second deliberate fire at the building.
burning strongly
fierce
intense
We also visited the crash site, still very hot from the intense fire.
bush
chimney
domestic
forest
house
warehouse
The walker is reminded of the need to take special care to prevent the outbreak of forest fires.
put out a fire
douse
extinguish
put out
quench
The fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher from one of the other boats.
try to put out a fire
fight
tackle
Before the arrival of the brigade there had been no attempt to fight the fire.
start a fire
start
The fire was started after a side window was smashed at around 2 a.m.