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Bonfire
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Meaning
Noun
●
A large,
controlled
outdoor
fire
lit
to
celebrate
something or as a signal.
●
A
fire
lit
outdoors
to burn
unwanted
items
;
originally
(historical),
heretics
or other
offenders
, or
banned
books
; now,
generally
agricultural
or
garden
waste
, or rubbish.
●
Something like a
bonfire
(sense 1 or 2)
in heat
,
destructiveness
,
ferocity
, etc.
●
A
fire
lit
to
cremate
a
dead
body; a
funeral
pyre.
Verb
●
In Fire:
To
destroy
(something) by, or
as if
by,
burn
ing on a
bonfire
; (more
generally
)
to burn
or set alight.
●
In Ceramics:
To
fire
(pottery) using a bonfire.
●
To
start
a
bonfire
in (a place); to
light up
(a place) with a
bonfire
.
●
To make, or
celebrate
around, a bonfire.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bonfire
English
bonefire
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bale
Bonefire
Burnfire
Campfire
Bone-Fire
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Firekeeper
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Celebration
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Picnic
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Mountain
Candle
Dinner
Night
Evening
Lantern
Carnival
Tomb
Parade
Wedding
Fountain
Barn
Wildfire
Fireball
Forest
Barbecue
Miniboss
Temple
Fireworks
Castle
House
Pillar
Chimney
Cottage
Candles
Grotto
Ceremony
Bbq
Fireplace
Waterfall
Altar
Balcony
Bell Tower
Stone Circle
Christmas Tree
Picnic Table
Full Moon
Big Tree
Clock Tower
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