lighting fire
Kindling a blaze
Lighting fire is the act of igniting a fire, whether striking a match, using a lighter, or coaxing flames from kindling.
The phrase often appears in survival or camping contexts: We spent twenty minutes lighting fire in the rain.
Figuratively, to light a fire under someone is to motivate them urgently.
- igniteStart burning something
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- matchesPairs that align
striking a match · flint · tinder · blaze · combustion · torch · ember · smoke · smoke signal · warmth · hearth · bonfire · arson · friction · strike · fuel · wood · charcoal
- Shabbat prohibitionsplowing, sowing, reaping, threshing, winnowing
- figurative actionsburning bridges, biting tongue, burying hatchet, cutting ties, jumping ship
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- ShabbatShabbat candles, kiddush, challah, Shabbat meals, day of rest
lighting firesnuffing out
extinguishing · firefighting · suppressing fire · blowing out · fire suppression
lighting firecooling
Losing thermal energy
cooling down · freezing · chilling · refrigerating · icing
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