reignitions
Fires starting again
Reignitions are instances of igniting again after flame or combustion has stopped.
The word applies literally to engines, furnaces, or fires that restart: The furnace experienced multiple reignitions before stabilizing.
Figuratively, reignitions describe revivals of passion, conflict, or interest: reignitions of old rivalries, the reignition of their romance.
Restoring to flame
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
burning · blazes · wildfires · campfires · hearths · coals · kindling · tinder
Initiates again after stopping
- engineMachine producing motion
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- starter motorDevice that initiates engines
fuel injection · carburetor · cylinders · firing · cranking · turnovers · stalling · misfires
Restoring to flame
- romanceLove and its excitement
- passionIntense emotional drive
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- flamesVisible burning combustion
reconnection · reconciliation · relationships · love affairs · chemistry · attraction · intimacy · courtship
Returns to prominence
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- driveOperate a vehicle
- ambitionDesire for achievement
determination · purpose · momentum · energy · dreams · goals · aspirations · creativity
Sudden intensifications of trouble
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- violenceHarmful physical force
disputes · feuds · clashes · confrontations · skirmishes · battles · strife · unrest
rekindling
Restoring to flame
combustion · burning · blazes · wildfires · campfires · hearths · coals · kindling · tinder · flare-ups
restarts
Initiates again after stopping
- engineMachine producing motion
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
starter motor · fuel injection · carburetor · cylinders · firing · cranking · turnovers · stalling · misfires · diesel
rekindling
Restoring to flame
flames · reconnection · reconciliation · relationships · love affairs · chemistry · attraction · intimacy · courtship · dating
revivals
Returns to prominence
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- driveOperate a vehicle
ambition · determination · purpose · momentum · energy · dreams · goals · aspirations · creativity · motivation
flare-ups
Sudden intensifications of trouble
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
violence · disputes · feuds · clashes · confrontations · skirmishes · battles · strife · unrest · aggression
reignitionsextinctions
Permanent species loss
smotherings · put-outs · dousing · dousings · suppression