bonfire
Celebratory open flame
A bonfire is a large outdoor fire, typically built for celebration, warmth, or burning waste.
Bonfires mark occasions like Guy Fawkes Night, beach parties, and homecoming rallies.
The word originally meant a fire for burning bones.
We gathered around the bonfire to roast marshmallows.
Outdoor fire for gathering
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- logsCut wood sections
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
sparks · ash · smoke · pyre · woodpile · fuel · burning · ignite
Warm and snug
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- glowSteady, soft light
- toastyComfortably heated
- snugComfortably close-fitting
comfort · heat · flicker · radiance · blaze · smolder · flame · kindle
Non-mainstream religion follower
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
rites · druidic · chanting · shaman · spiritual · veneration · altar · Beltane
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
tinder · sparks · ash · smoke · pyre · woodpile · fuel · burning · ignite · stoking
cozy
Warm and snug
snug · comfort · heat · flicker · radiance · blaze · smolder · flame · kindle · crackling
pagan
Non-mainstream religion follower
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
ancestors · rites · druidic · chanting · shaman · spiritual · veneration · altar · Beltane · Samhain
beacon
Guiding light source
rescue · SOS · emergency · alert · warning · navigation · maritime · lighthouse · hilltop · communication
festival
Organized public celebration
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
dancing · feast · barbecue · revelry · merriment · carnival · fiesta · gala · jubilation · Guy Fawkes
- campingtent, campfire, campsite, campground, sleeping bag
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- outdoorstrail, forest bathing, nature walk, national park, state park
- backyard funbadminton, barbecue, cornhole, croquet, frisbee
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
bonfirehearth
Fireplace floor area
fireplace · furnace · stove · wood stove · radiator
bonfireice
Water's solid form
frozen wasteland · blizzard · glacier · snowdrift · frozen tundra
- beach bonfireFire built on sand by water
- bonfire partyGathering around an outdoor fire