The difference between Fire and Water

When used as nouns, fire means a (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering, whereas water means a substance (of molecular formula h₂o) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid.

When used as verbs, fire means to set (something, often a building) on fire, whereas water means to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Fire is also adjective with the meaning: amazing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fire and Water

  1. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

  2. Fire as a noun (countable):

    An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

    Examples:

    "We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales."

  3. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

    Examples:

    "There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down."

    "During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts."

  4. Fire as a noun (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

  5. Fire as a noun (countable, British):

    A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

  6. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The elements necessary to start a fire.

    Examples:

    "The fire was laid and needed to be lit."

  7. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.

    Examples:

    "The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking."

  8. Fire as a noun:

    Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

  9. Fire as a noun:

    Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

  10. Fire as a noun:

    Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

  1. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To set (something, often a building) on fire.

  2. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

    Examples:

    "If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack."

    "They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end."

  3. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To drive away by setting a fire.

  4. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).

    Examples:

    "ant hire"

  5. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To shoot (a gun or analogous device).

    Examples:

    "We will fire our guns at the enemy."

    "He fired his radar gun at passing cars."

  6. Fire as a verb (intransitive):

    To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: open fire shoot"

    "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

  7. Fire as a verb (transitive, sports):

    To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

  8. Fire as a verb (intransitive, physiology):

    To cause an action potential in a cell.

    Examples:

    "When a neuron fires, it transmits information."

  9. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To forcibly direct (something).

    Examples:

    "He answered the questions the reporters fired at him."

  10. Fire as a verb (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering):

    To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

    Examples:

    "The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading."

    "The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it."

  11. Fire as a verb:

    To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

    Examples:

    "to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge"

  12. Fire as a verb:

    To animate; to give life or spirit to.

    Examples:

    "to fire the genius of a young man"

  13. Fire as a verb:

    To feed or serve the fire of.

    Examples:

    "to fire a boiler"

  14. Fire as a verb:

    To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

  15. Fire as a verb (farriery):

    To cauterize.

  16. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To catch fire; to be kindled.

  17. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

  1. Fire as an adjective (slang):

    Amazing; excellent.

    Examples:

    "That shit is fire, yo!"

  1. Water as a noun (uncountable):

    A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. A serving of liquid water.

    Examples:

    "By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

    "May I have a glass of water?"

    "Your plants need more water."

  2. Water as a noun (alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

    Examples:

    "He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God."

  3. Water as a noun (uncountable, or, in the plural):

    Water in a body; an area of open water.

    Examples:

    "The boat was found within the territorial waters."

    "These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile."

  4. Water as a noun (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal):

    A body of water, almost always a river.

  5. Water as a noun (sometimes, countable):

    A combination of water and other substance(s). Mineral water. Spa water. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. Urine. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters") Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

    Examples:

    "Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant."

    "Many people visit Bath to take the waters."

    "ammonia water'"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. qualifier North America"

    "Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. qualifier North America"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. qualifier UK"

    "He suffers from water on the knee."

  6. Water as a noun (figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular):

    A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

    Examples:

    "The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm."

  7. Water as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):

    A person's intuition.

    Examples:

    "I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters."

  8. Water as a noun (uncountable, dated, finance):

    Excess valuation of securities.

  9. Water as a noun:

    The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

    Examples:

    "a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent"

  10. Water as a noun:

    A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

  1. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

  2. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

  3. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

    Examples:

    "I need to go water the cattle''."

  4. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or take in water.

    Examples:

    "The ship put into port to water."

  5. Water as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To urinate onto.

    Examples:

    "[[nature calls Nature called]], so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree."

  6. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To dilute.

    Examples:

    "Can you water the whisky, please?"

  7. Water as a verb (transitive, dated, finance):

    To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

  8. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To fill with or secrete water.

    Examples:

    "Chopping onions makes my eyes water."

    "The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water."

  9. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

    Examples:

    "to water silk"

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