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Welcome to Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature’s 13th edition, on the theme of ‘fire.’
Fire: /ˈfʌɪə/ origin: Old English fȳr (noun), fȳrian ‘supply with material for a fire’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuur and German Feuer.
Noun 1. a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning. 2. a destructive burning of something. 3. a collection of fuel, especially coal or wood, burnt in a controlled way to provide heat or a means for cooking. 4. a domestic heating appliance that uses electricity or gas as fuel. 5. one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius). 6. a burning sensation. 7. fervent or passionate emotion or enthusiasm. 8. a glowing or luminous quality. 9. the shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns. 10. strong criticism or antagonism.
Verb 1. discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile). 2. discharge (a gun or other weapon). 3. (of a gun) be discharged. 4. direct (questions or statements, especially unwelcome ones) towards someone in rapid succession. 5. (fire something off) —send a message aggressively. 6. dismiss (an employee) from a job. 7. supply (a furnace, engine, etc.) with fuel. 8. (of an internal-combustion engine) undergo ignition of its fuel when started. 9. start (an engine or other device). 10. set fire to. 11. stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion). 12. fill (someone) with enthusiasm. 13. (fire up)—show sudden anger. 14. bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln.
BOOKS
NONFICTION
EATEN
MEMOIR
DECOLONISING TRAVEL
FICTION
TRAVEL FLASH
FLASH FICTION
POETRY
NEW NATURE WRITING
STREETVIEW
