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Word of the day
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August 13
fireball
n
A
ball
of
fire
, especially one
associated
with an
explosion
, or
(
fiction
,
mythology
)
thrown
as a
weapon
.
(
figurative
)
(
informal
)
A
feisty
,
strong-willed
person
.
(
baseball
)
Synonym of
fastball
(
“
a
high-speed
pitch
of a
baseball
”
)
(
astronautics
)
A
bright
glow
caused
by a
spacecraft
re-entering
an
atmosphere
.
(
astronomy
)
A
meteor
bright enough to
cast
shadows
; a
bolide
.
(
sailing
)
A
class
of
sailing
dinghy
with a
single
trapeze
and a
symmetrical
spinnaker
,
sailed
by a
crew
of
two
.
(
weaponry
,
historical
)
A
bag
or ball
filled
with
combustible
material
which is thrown as a weapon or to
set
something
alight
.
(
heraldry
)
A
charge
depicting
a
disc
-
shaped
bombshell
with
flames
emitted
from the
top
, or sometimes from the top,
bottom
, and on either
side
.
(
obsolete
)
An
emanation
of
St. Elmo's fire
; also
(
later
)
, of
ball lightning
.
A ball-shaped
firelighter
(
“
small
block
of a
flammable
substance
, typically a
combination
of
sawdust
and
wax
,
used
to
light
fires
”
)
.
A ball of
heat-resistant
material
placed
in a fire to
slow down
the
burning
of the
fuel
.
(
figurative
)
A
statement
intended
to cause
dissension
or as a
provocation
.
fireball
adj
(
slang
)
Excellent
,
terrific
.
fireball
v
(
transitive
,
fiction
,
chiefly
fantasy
,
science fiction
)
To
attack
(someone or something) with
balls
of
fire
.
(
intransitive
)
To
explode
in a ball of fire or
flame
.
(
baseball
)
To
pitch
a
baseball
very
fast
.
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