Object

• car: A teacher in West Yorkshire had his car firebombed allegedly the day after his name and address had appeared.

Converse of object

• tackle: In every house there should be one or more people ready to tackle a firebomb.

• plant: Saturday 1 January 1994 The Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) planted a 11 firebombs in shops and other premises in and around Belfast.

Modifies a noun

• attack: Other inmates include Richard Fielding, 23, who killed seven people in a firebomb attack in Chingford, East London, in 1999.