bonfire
English
/ˈbɒnˌfaɪ.ə/, /ˈbɑnˌfaɪ.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A fire in which bones are burned.
- A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
- A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bonefire com from English bone + English fire (shoot).
Origin
English
fire
Gloss
shoot
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
💉 🥃 🌠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- afire English
- anklebone English
- antifire English
- armbone English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- backbone English
- balefire English
- barebone English
- bladebone English
- bonable English
- bone English
- boneache English
- bonebed English
- bonedigger English
- bonedog English
- bonedome English
- bonefish English
- bonefolder English
- bonehead English
- boneheaded English
- bonehouse English
- bonejarring English
- boneless English
- bonelet English
- bonelike English
- boner English
- boneseed English
- boneseeker English
- boneset English
- bonesetter English
- bonesetting English
- boneshaker English
- boneshaking English
- boneyard English
- bonfirelike English
- bony English
- breakbone English
- breastbone English
- browbone English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- cheekbone English
- chickenboner English
- co-fire English
- collarbone English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- cuttlebone English
- debone English
- dogbone English
- dragonbone English
- drumfire English
- earbone English
- enfire English
- featherbone English
- fiery English
- fingerbone English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- fishbone English
- flashfire English
- footbone English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- greenbone English
- groundfire English
- gunfire English
- hambone English
- heelbone English
- hellfire English
- herringbone English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- intrabone English
- jawbone English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- knitbone English
- knucklebone English
- legbone English
- marrowbone English
- megafire English
- misfire English
- neckbone English
- nightfire English
- nonbone English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- redbone English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- ridgebone English
- rimfire English
- ringbone English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- set fire English
- sharebone English
- shellfire English
- shinbone English
- shitfire English
- shoulder bone English
- sidebone English
- skullbone English
- slamfire English
- spadebone English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- tailbone English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- thighbone English
- unbone English
- underbone English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- whalebone English
- wildfire English
- wishbone English
- woodfire English
- wristbone English
- yellow bone English
- Bogenfeilen German
- Feuer German
- ファイヤー Japanese
- bon Middle English
- bonefire Middle English
- fier Middle English
- bomfaier Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fairo Ido
- bom Volapük
- bun Tok Pisin
- paia Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- bon Torres Strait Creole
- faya Aukan
- fire
- bone
- firy
- bony
- firer
- afire
- boner
- fiery
- firee
- firie
- fired
- refire
- unbone
- enfire
- debone
- fireth
- firest
- unfire
- firebox
- earbone
- jawbone
- firelet
- firepot
- firehot
- rimfire
- firelit
- boneset
- armbone
- bonelet
- bonedog
- firefly
- bonable
- nonbone
- firedog
- fireset
- firelog
- pinfire
- firearm
- firepit
- prefire
- foxfire
- redbone
- outfire
- firepan
- gunfire
- co-fire
- fireman
- firable
- nonfire
- firebar
- dogbone
- hambone
- legbone
- misfire
- bonebed
- firebug
- firepink
- hellfire
- firebird
- bushfire
- cookfire
- set fire
- tailbone
- firecock
- firebolt
- firedoor
- neckbone
- wishbone
- autofire
- firestop
- pre-fire
- fireplay
- heelbone
- firepole
- fireward
- firesome
- firetube
- bumpfire
- fireteam
- firebase
- firewise
- firehall
- firesuit
- firetrap
- boneseed
- fireline
- overfire
- bonelike
- shinbone
- backbone
- fireweed
- fireside
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- shitfire
- ringbone
- Fireland
- fishbone
- woodfire
- bonedome
- firesand
- fireform
- firebath
- firewood
- firebomb
- slamfire
- firetail
- sidebone
- postfire
- fireplug
- bonefish
- firebote
- fireball
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- firewall
- knitbone
- firebrat
- footbone
- firebell
- firehole
- veldfire
- firelike
- drumfire
- firecall
- firehook
- megafire
- boneless
- barebone
- fireship
- antifire
- browbone
- fireboat
- boneache
- firelock
- fireroom
- bonehead
- fireland
- campfire
- firedamp
- boneyard
- firewire
- testfire
- wildfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firebathe
- crossfire
- whalebone
- anklebone
- firehouse
- underfire
- fireproof
- firewater
- paleofire
- firestink
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- bonehouse
- nightfire
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- frontfire
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- cheekbone
- housefire
- firebreak
- firewoman
- back fire
- firewagon
- firetruck
- firecrest
- bladebone
- test-fire
- brushfire
- firecrown
- firepower
- breakbone
- ridgebone
- thighbone
- firestone
- intrabone
- firegrate
- flashfire
- holy fire
- firedrake
- greenbone
- firebrass
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- skullbone
- watchfire
- spadebone
- firestick
- wristbone
- firebrick
- firefight
- retrofire
- fireshine
- firebrand
- sharebone
- firestorm
- underbone
- scarefire
- firefront
- firethorn
- shellfire
- fireeater
- spellfire
- firefinch
- grassfire
- firebomber
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- firetender
- fire alarm
- collarbone
- fireperson
- marrowbone
- bonedigger
- fire whirl
- centerfire
- boneshaker
- palaeofire
- cuttlebone
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- dragonbone
- fingerbone
- firewarden
- boneseeker
- boneheaded
- breastbone
- bonefolder
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- bonesetter
- cease-fire
- strikefire
- firedragon
- firesetter
- groundfire
- fireground
- featherbone
- firelighter
- kindle-coal
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- bonejarring
- yellow bone
- firefighter
- firestriker
- herringbone
- bonfirelike
- bonesetting
- boneshaking
- firecracker
- fireraising
- knucklebone
- firetending
- firelighting
- chickenboner
- firebreather
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- shoulder bone
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing