fireball
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or thrown as a weaponA ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
» I am a fireball too hot to handle.
Значення
значень: 12A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
Feuerball
о́гненный шарógnennyj šar
a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
(переносно, розмовне)A feisty, strong-willed person.
(переносно)Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).
A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
Fireball
(історичне)A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.
A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.
(історичне)A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side.
(застаріле)An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning.
(застаріле)A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”).
(застаріле)A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel.
(переносно, застаріле)A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation.
Приклади
речень: 7I am a fireball too hot to handle.
Fireball, an orange tabby cat, loves to terrorize all the cats in the neighborhood.
His eyes look like fireballs.
They reported seeing a fireball in the sky and hearing a protracted low-frequency sound.
ruСообщали, что видели огненный шар в небе и слышали протяжный низкий звук.
With fireballs in his hands, The Cauldron Group's David Duckworth sets magical potions ablaze.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
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Походження
The noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived froThe noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
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Форми
множина: fireballsСиноніми
синонімів: 6- an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding):bolide
- a highly energetic and indefatigable person:powerhousehuman dynamoball of fire