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fireball Definition

fire·ball (-bôl′)

noun

  1. something resembling a ball of fire; specif.,
    1. a large, bright meteor
    2. ball lightning
    3. a high-temperature, luminous ball of gas which forms shortly after a nuclear explosion
  2. Historical a ball of explosive or combustible material thrown as a weapon in battle
  3. Informal a vigorous, energetic person

fireball Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • kill: Boo, unable to repel Goku's Genki Dama, is killed by the fireball.

Converse of object

  • throw: He'd run around criminals, throw fireballs at them, surround them with wall of flame.
  • shoot: The fourth mission has the player fight a number of enemies that spiral toward the player shooting fireballs.
  • post: Classic Fleet Fireballs Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:57 pm Subject: Leaky tanks Thank you all for the advice.
  • see: All of them had seen a green fireball, some of them had seen several.
  • create: Whatever you do, NEVER throw water over a chip pan fire, as it will create a fireball.
  • send: You can either swipe with your sword or send a lovely glowing fireball off toward the enemy.

Adjective modifier

  • green: All of them had seen a green fireball, some of them had seen several.
  • huge: Then there was a huge big orange fireball out the back of the second tower.
  • bright: Also, bright fireballs are, with only rare exceptions, not typical of meteor streams.
  • massive: She was thrown against the wall and a massive fireball swept through the building.
  • human: Fireball man murder hunt Emma Gunby Liverpool Echo Thursday, July 17, 2003 A father-of-three died after being turned into a human fireball.
  • large: There was a large fireball which rose into the sky.

Modifies a noun

  • spell: I could only use the fireball spell, which I quickly ran out of.
  • xl5: Fireball XL5 Who left Melrose Place to star as Charlotte York in Sex and the City?
  • report: Their main interest was to review all incoming UFO reports and see if the green fireball reports were actually unique to the Albuquerque area.

Noun used with modifier

  • collision: In addition, the STAR collaboration observed that the collision fireball expanded violently, at supersonic speeds.
  • burning: One stormy evening, a burning fireball fell from the sky and crashed near the hut.
  • orange: Then there was a huge big orange fireball out the back of the second tower.
  • foot: So much so he created a 3 foot fireball.

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