fire-breathing
Exhaling blazing heat
Fire-breathing describes creatures that expel flames from their mouths—most famously dragons in mythology and fantasy: The fire-breathing dragon guarded the castle.
Extended to people, it means fierce, aggressive, or intimidating: a fire-breathing preacher, fire-breathing rhetoric.
The literal sense also applies to performers who spit ignited fuel as entertainment.
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
griffin · cerberus · gorgon · leviathan · kraken · wyvern · serpent · beast
Burning gas made visible
- blazeIntense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
sparks · scorch · burn · torch · flare · embers · smoke · heat
Conveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
daunting · ferocious · fierce · wrathful · furious · raging · savage · aggressive
chimera
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
sphinx · griffin · cerberus · gorgon · leviathan · kraken · wyvern · serpent · beast · creature
flame
Burning gas made visible
- blazeIntense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
combustion · sparks · scorch · burn · torch · flare · embers · smoke · heat · incendiary
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
terrifying · daunting · ferocious · fierce · wrathful · furious · raging · savage · aggressive · belligerent
sorcery
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
legend · myth · tale · epic · saga · fable · alchemy · quest · realm · dungeon
- Dragonsdragonfire, drake, drakes, lung, hydra
- dragon comicsgraphic novels, comic strips, visual storytelling