8-letter words containing f, i, r, e
- fire ant — any of several omnivorous ants, as the migrant Solenopsis geminata originating in tropical and subtropical South America, having a sting that produces a burning sensation.
- fire hat — a helmet worn by a firefighter as a defense against falling materials from burning structures.
- fire off — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- fire pot — the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
- fire red — a strong reddish-orange color.
- fireable — Alternative form of firable.
- firearms — Plural form of firearm.
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- fireband — A band or bond forged by fire.
- firebase — an artillery base, especially one set up quickly to support advancing troops or to forestall enemy advances.
- firebird — a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
- fireboat — a powered vessel equipped to fight fires on boats, docks, shores, etc.
- firebolt — A missile of fire.
- firebomb — an explosive device with incendiary effects.
- firebrat — a bristletail, Thermobia domestica, that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc.
- firebugs — Plural form of firebug.
- firebush — any of several shrubs having bright red flowers or foliage, as the burning bush.
- firecall — A call of fire alarm to a fire station.
- fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
- fired up — enthusiastic, excited
- firedamp — a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
- firedogs — Plural form of firedog.
- firefang — combustion taking place in compost due to the heat produced by decomposition
- firehall — a fire station
- firehook — (dated, historical) a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.
- firehose — Alternative spelling of fire hose.
- fireless — lacking fire; without a fire.
- firelock — a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- firemark — a plaque mounted on the outside of a building indicating the insurance company by which that building is insured
- firepink — a herbaceous wildflower with scarlet flowers, Silene virginica, belonging to the pink family and native to the Eastern US
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- firepole — A fixed metal pole, installed in a multi-storey building or firehouse, that allows the occupants to quickly descend floors.
- fireroom — a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.
- firesafe — being so constructed or protected as to be safe from destruction by fire.
- fireship — A ship loaded with burning material and explosives and set adrift to ignite and blow up an enemy’s ships.
- fireside — Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
- firestop — any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
- firetrap — a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- firewalk — An instance of firewalking.
- firewall — a partition made of fireproof material to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building or ship to another or to isolate an engine compartment, as on a plane, automobile, etc.
- fireward — (obsolete) a fire chief.
- fireweed — any of various plants appearing in recently burned clearings, as the willow herb, Epilobium angustifolium.
- firewire — High Performance Serial Bus
- firewood — wood suitable for fuel.
- firework — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
- firmless — unstable, unsteady, not firmly fixed
- firmness — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- firmware — a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software.