All campfire synonyms
campΒ·fire
C c noun campfire
- burning β You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- tent β a probe.
- inferno β hell; the infernal regions.
- heat β the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- blaze β When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- bonfire β A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
- shed β Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- chalet β A chalet is a small wooden house, especially in a mountain area or a holiday camp.
- shack β a rough cabin; shanty.
- tilt β to furnish with a tilt.
- shanty β a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- lean-to β a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- hut β a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- cottage β A cottage is a small house, usually in the country.
- caravansary β in the Near and Middle East, a kind of inn with a large central court, where caravans stop for the night
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- wigwam β an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge (def 9), tepee.
- bivouac β A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- campground β A campground is the same as a campsite.
- tepee β a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- combustion β Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
- scorching β burning; very hot.
- searing β to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- luminosity β luminance (def 2).
- warmth β the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
- conflagration β A conflagration is a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property.
- glow β a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- hearth β the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- holocaust β a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
- tinder β a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- flare β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- pyre β a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- scintillation β the act of scintillating; sparkling.
- phlogiston β a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- sparks β an elegant or foppish young man.
- incandescence β the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- oxidation β the process or result of oxidizing.
- flames β burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- tent city β an area set up with tents, especially as to house homeless or displaced persons.