kitchen

As noun

a room or place equipped for cooking

culinary department; cuisine:This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen

the staff or equipment of a kitchen

As adjective

of, relating to, or designed for use in a kitchen:kitchen window; kitchen curtains

employed in or assigned to a kitchen:kitchen help

of or resembling a pidginized language, especially one used for communication between employers and servants or other employees who do not speak the same language

hood

As noun

a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like

something resembling or suggesting such a covering, especially in shape, as certain petals or sepals

the hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine

British

the roof of a carriage

a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc

Falconry

a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game

an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc

a crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals

As verb (used with object)

to furnish with a hood

to cover with or as if with a hood

fire

As noun

a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame

a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace

the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc

; conflagration

heat used for cooking, especially the lighted burner of a stove:Put the kettle on the fire

Greek fire

flashing light; luminous appearance

brilliance, as of a gem

burning passion; excitement or enthusiasm; ardor

liveliness of imagination

fever or inflammation

severe trial or trouble; ordeal

exposure to fire as a means of torture or ordeal

strength, as of an alcoholic beverage

a spark or sparks

the discharge of firearms:enemy fire

the effect of firing military weapons:to pour fire upon the enemy

British

a gas or electric heater used for heating a room

Literary

a luminous object, as a star:heavenly fires

As verb (used with object), fired, firing

to set on fire

to supply with fuel; attend to the fire of:They fired the boiler

to expose to the action of fire; subject to heat

to apply heat to in a kiln for baking or glazing; burn

to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea

to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardor

to inspire

to light or cause to glow as if on fire

to discharge (a gun)

to project (a bullet or the like) by or as if by discharging from a gun

to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine

to hurl; throw:to fire a stone through a window

to dismiss from a job

Veterinary Medicine

to apply a heated iron to (the skin) in order to create a local inflammation of the superficial structures, with the intention of favorably affecting deeper inflammatory processes

to drive out or away by or as by fire

As verb (used without object), fired, firing

to take fire; be kindled

to glow as if on fire

to become inflamed with passion; become excited

to shoot, as a gun

to discharge a gun:to fire at a fleeing enemy

to hurl a projectile

Music

to ring the bells of a chime all at once

(of plant leaves) to turn yellow or brown before the plant matures

(of an internal-combustion engine) to cause ignition of the air-fuel mixture in a cylinder or cylinders

(of a nerve cell) to discharge an electric impulse

As Verb phrases

fire away, Informal

to begin to talk and continue without slackening, as to ask a series of questions:The reporters fired away at the president

fire off, to discharge (as weapons, ammunition, etc

): Police fired off canisters of tear gas

to write and send hurriedly: She fired off an angry letter to her congressman

As Idioms

between two fires, under physical or verbal attack from two or more sides simultaneously:The senator is between two fires because of his stand on the bill

build a fire under, Informal

to cause or urge to take action, make a decision quickly, or work faster:If somebody doesn't build a fire under that committee, it will never reach a decision

catch fire, Also, catch on fire

to become ignited; burn: The sofa caught fire from a lighted cigarette

to create enthusiasm: His new book did not catch fire among his followers

fight fire with fire, to use the same tactics as one's opponent; return like for like

go through fire and water, to brave any danger or endure any trial:He said he would go through fire and water to win her hand

hang fire, to be delayed in exploding, or fail to explode

to be undecided, postponed, or delayed: The new housing project is hanging fire because of concerted opposition

miss fire, to fail to explode or discharge, as a firearm

to fail to produce the desired effect; be unsuccessful: He repeated the joke, but it missed fire the second time

on fire, ignited; burning; afire

eager; ardent; zealous: They were on fire to prove themselves in competition

play with fire, to trifle with a serious or dangerous matter:He didn't realize that insulting the border guards was playing with fire

set fire to, to cause to burn; ignite

to excite; arouse; inflame: The painting set fire to the composer's imagination

Also, set on fire

take fire, to become ignited; burn

to become inspired with enthusiasm or zeal: Everyone who heard him speak immediately took fire

under fire, under attack, especially by military forces

under censure or criticism: The school administration is under fire for its policies

suppression

As noun

the act of suppressing

the state of being suppressed

Psychoanalysis

conscious inhibition of an impulse

Botany

the absence of parts normally or usually present due to the action of frost, disease, or insects

Radio, Electronics

the elimination of a component of a varying emission, as the elimination of a frequency or group of frequencies from a signal

Electricity

the reduction or elimination of irregular current oscillations or frequencies in a circuit