4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire.

5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming

violence of temper.

he had fire in his temper.

Atterbury.

6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral

enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.

And bless their critic with a poet's fire.

Pope.

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section F, G and H · 第 425 / 2879 题