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Wildfire
see synonyms of wildfireNoun
1. wildfire
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Wildfire
see synonyms of wildfirenoun
1.
a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare
2.
a.
a raging and uncontrollable fire
b.
anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire)
3.
lightning without audible thunder
4. another name for will-o'-the-wisp
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Wildfire
see synonyms of wildfire noun
1. Obsolete
a.
a highly destructive fire
b.
a highly flammable substance; specif., Greek fire
2. Rare
will-o'-the-wisp
3.
a large, intense fire, usually in an uninhabited area, that is difficult to bring under control
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Wildfire
see synonyms of wildfiren.
1. A raging, rapidly spreading fire.
2. Something that acts very quickly and intensely: a land swept by the wildfire of revolution.
3. Lightning occurring without audible thunder.
4. A luminosity that appears over swamps or marshes at night; ignis fatuus.
5. A highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, once used in warfare.
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