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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

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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.

Adjective modifier

  • green: All of them had seen a green fireball, some of them had seen several.

Modifies a noun

  • spell: I could only use the fireball spell, which I quickly ran out of.

Noun used with modifier

  • collision: In addition, the STAR collaboration observed that the collision fireball expanded violently, at supersonic speeds.
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