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fireball
fire·ball F0134000 (fīr′bôl′)n.1. A brilliantly burning sphere.2. A highly luminous, intensely hot spherical cloud of dust, gas, and vapor generated by a nuclear explosion.3. See bolide.4. See ball of fire.fireball (ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl) n1. (Physical Geography) a ball-shaped discharge of lightning2. (General Physics) the bright spherical region of hot ionized gas at the centre of a nuclear explosion3. (Astronomy) astronomy another name for bolide4. slang an energetic personfire•ball (ˈfaɪərˌbɔl) n. 1. a ball of fire, as the sun or a large burst of flame. 2. a luminous meteor, sometimes exploding. 3. lightning having the appearance of a globe of fire. 4. the highly luminous central portion of a nuclear explosion. 5. a very energetic person. fire·ball (fīr′bôl′) A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.fireballThe luminous sphere of hot gases which forms a few millionths of a second after detonation of a nuclear weapon and immediately starts expanding and cooling.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fireball - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)bolideshooting star, meteor - a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode | | 2. | fireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable personball of fire, human dynamo, powerhousedoer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"self-starter - an energetic person with unusual initiative | | 3. | fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" | | 4. | fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosionatomic explosion, nuclear explosion - the explosion of an atomic bombglobe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" | Translationsfireball
ball of fireAn ambitious and enthusiastic person. I always knew that Lauren would grow up to be successful—she was a real ball of fire as a kid.See also: ball, fire, ofball of fire and fireballan energetic and ambitious person; a go-getter. That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sales. I don't want to hire some young fireball. I need wisdom and thoughtfulness.See also: ball, fire, ofball of fireA dynamic, energetic, and successful individual, as in I hope Pat joins us; she's a real ball of fire. [Slang; early 1800s] See also: ball, fire, ofball of fire and fireball n. an energetic and ambitious person; a go-getter. That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sales. Wilfred ain’t no fireball, but he gets his stuff in on time. See also: ball, fire, offireball verbSee ball of firefireball
fireball, very bright meteormeteor, appearance of a small particle flying through space that interacts with the earth's upper atmosphere. While still outside the atmosphere, the particle is known as a meteoroid. Countless meteoroids of varying sizes are moving about the solar system at any time. ..... Click the link for more information. leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. A bolide (bō`līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses created when it passes through the earth's atmosphere.fireball A bright visual meteor of magnitude greater than –10. About 50 000 to 100 000 occur in the Earth's atmosphere each year.fireball[′fīr‚bȯl] (astronomy) A bright meteor with luminosity equal to or exceeding that of the brightest planets. (nucleonics) The luminous sphere of hot gases that forms a few millionths of a second after a nuclear explosion. fireball1. a ball-shaped discharge of lightning 2. the bright spherical region of hot ionized gas at the centre of a nuclear explosion 3. Astronomy another name for bolideAcronymsSeeFBfireball
Synonyms for fireballnoun an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a highly energetic and indefatigable personSynonyms- ball of fire
- human dynamo
- powerhouse
Related Words- doer
- actor
- worker
- self-starter
noun a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)Related Wordsnoun the luminous center of a nuclear explosionRelated Words- atomic explosion
- nuclear explosion
- globe
- orb
- ball
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