firestone
English
noun
Definitions
- Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire.
- A flint.
- A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English stone.
Origin
English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- afire English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- axstone English
- back fire English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- balefire English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- bonfire English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- cairngormstone English
- campfire English
- capstone English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- co-fire English
- cobblestone English
- cookfire English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- counterfire English
- crabstone English
- crossfire English
- crowstone English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drumfire English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- enfire English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- fiery 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
- 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
- flagstone English
- flashfire English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- foxfire English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- frontfire English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- grassfire English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundfire English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunfire English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- housefire English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- megafire English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- misfire English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- needlestone English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- oilstone English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pinfire English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- postfire English
- potstone English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- ravenstone English
- refire English
- restone English
- retrofire English
- rhinestone English
- rimfire English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slamfire English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- strikefire English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- sure-fire English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- veldfire English
- wackestone English
- watchfire English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- woodstone English
- Feuer German
- ストーン Japanese
- ファイヤー Japanese
- fier Middle English
- stone Middle English
- ŝtono Esperanto
- fairo Ido
- paia Tok Pisin
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- ston Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- fire
- firy
- firer
- afire
- firee
- stony
- stone
- firie
- fiery
- fired
- stoney
- refire
- fireth
- firest
- stoned
- enfire
- stoner
- unfire
- stonen
- firebox
- stonify
- firepot
- firehot
- firelit
- firefly
- firedog
- pinfire
- firearm
- outfire
- firepan
- co-fire
- nonfire
- restone
- misfire
- destone
- bonfire
- axstone
- firelet
- rimfire
- fireset
- firelog
- firepit
- prefire
- foxfire
- stonish
- gunfire
- fireman
- firable
- firebar
- firebug
- stonest
- hellfire
- sunstone
- firebird
- stonepit
- inkstone
- set fire
- gunstone
- padstone
- firebolt
- firedoor
- firestop
- endstone
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- firebase
- firewise
- firetrap
- madstone
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- bedstone
- airstone
- firesand
- firewood
- mudstone
- slamfire
- tinstone
- capstone
- peastone
- spitfire
- jewstone
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- stonebow
- earstone
- firecall
- firehook
- keystone
- antifire
- stoneman
- roestone
- fireboat
- rimstone
- fireroom
- fireland
- wildfire
- firepink
- bushfire
- topstone
- cookfire
- ragstone
- firecock
- oilstone
- autofire
- fireness
- eyestone
- pre-fire
- drystone
- firetube
- icestone
- fireteam
- firehall
- firesuit
- fireline
- overfire
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- woodfire
- lapstone
- fireform
- firebath
- firebomb
- firetail
- postfire
- fireplug
- firebote
- fireball
- firewall
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- firelike
- gemstone
- drumfire
- megafire
- fireship
- rubstone
- stonefly
- stonable
- firelock
- potstone
- campfire
- firedamp
- firewire
- testfire
- fireless
- stonehead
- firehouse
- malmstone
- Yorkstone
- firewater
- tombstone
- firestink
- pipestone
- stonewort
- datestone
- milestone
- nightfire
- stoneroot
- frontfire
- holystone
- doorstone
- housefire
- roadstone
- brimstone
- Stenhouse
- formstone
- stoneware
- firetruck
- firewagon
- veinstone
- test-fire
- ironstone
- stoneboat
- Stonewall
- bilestone
- stoneweed
- marlstone
- flowstone
- firedrake
- firebrass
- stonewall
- footstone
- crabstone
- hardstone
- jackstone
- kerbstone
- bondstone
- toadstone
- stoneless
- watchfire
- honestone
- stonewash
- stonecrop
- freestone
- soapstone
- firebrick
- hornstone
- firefight
- moorstone
- firestorm
- dropstone
- stone bow
- sandstone
- firefront
- ringstone
- suckstone
- tilestone
- shellfire
- silkstone
- flagstone
- spellfire
- stonehard
- graystone
- firefinch
- firegrate
- grassfire
- firebathe
- crossfire
- woodstone
- alumstone
- stonebird
- siltstone
- bindstone
- stonefall
- underfire
- fireproof
- bluestone
- stonelike
- edgestone
- stonedelf
- paleofire
- dripstone
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- stepstone
- claystone
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- stoneseed
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- firebreak
- stonecast
- firewoman
- back fire
- cornstone
- limestone
- firecrest
- forestone
- bakestone
- brushfire
- moonstone
- stonechat
- stonework
- firecrown
- firepower
- stonefish
- lovestone
- gallstone
- starstone
- millstone
- stonelore
- gritstone
- flashfire
- headstone
- holy fire
- curbstone
- merestone
- greystone
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- milkstone
- stonemeal
- stoneness
- whetstone
- firestick
- runestone
- fireshine
- packstone
- retrofire
- turnstone
- firebrand
- scarefire
- handstone
- crowstone
- fireeater
- hailstone
- firethorn
- brownstone
- scoopstone
- pitchstone
- chockstone
- guidestone
- whitestone
- stonelayer
- firescreen
- touchstone
- fireraiser
- chuckstone
- ravenstone
- fireworker
- stonefaced
- honeystone
- wackestone
- slingstone
- fireperson
- tripestone
- grainstone
- centerfire
- stonepaste
- palaeofire
- flintstone
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- chalkstone
- blockstone
- floatstone
- quernstone
- clinkstone
- grapestone
- stone dead
- stonebaked
- boundstone
- stonebrash
- framestone
- firemaster
- tablestone
- grindstone
- scathefire
- sleekstone
- fireworthy
- strikefire
- cease-fire
- roundstone
- permastone
- knockstone
- bloodstone
- snakestone
- groundfire
- stoneproof
- birthstone
- firebomber
- rhinestone
- stonebreak
- firetender
- slatestone
- fire alarm
- eaglestone
- fire whirl
- stonecraft
- charmstone
- stonebuilt
- clingstone
- breakstone
- stone-hard
- Stonehouse
- pearlstone
- firewarden
- swinestone
- gravestone
- stonebrood
- greenstone
- stinkstone
- waterstone
- firedragon
- fieldstone
- firesetter
- scrubstone
- fireground
- firelighter
- cobblestone
- hearthstone
- kindle-fire
- bafflestone
- firesetting
- stone-paste
- stone-still
- firefighter
- stonewashed
- borderstone
- cherrystone
- pebblestone
- hammerstone
- stoneblower
- cornerstone
- adder stone
- stonerunner
- fireraising
- scythestone
- kindle-coal
- groundstone
- rubblestone
- firewatcher
- Yellowstone
- counterfire
- stonecutter
- stoneworker
- rottenstone
- needlestone
- firestriker
- stoneground
- amazonstone
- firecracker
- firetending
- stoneworking
- boulderstone
- stonebreaker
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- throughstone
- stoneblowing
- firescorched
- stonemasonry
- stonehearted
- thunderstone
- stonecutting
- puddingstone
- firelighting
- firebreather
- upping stone
- chuckiestone
- stonedresser
- stone knapper
- fire triangle
- cairngormstone
- fire-breathing
- sorcerer's stone
- philosopher's stone