Bonfire
11Bonfire — For other uses, see Bonfire (disambiguation). Not to be confused with campfire. Christmas bonfire in Guelph, Canada …
12bonfire — n. 1) to build, light, make a bonfire 2) to sit around/round a bonfire 3) a blazing, roaring bonfire * * * [ bɒnfaɪə] light make a bonfire roaring bonfire a blazing to build to sit around/round a bonfire …
13bonfire — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blazing, roaring VERB + BONFIRE ▪ build, have, make ▪ light, start …
14bonfire — bon|fire [ˈbɔnfaıə US ˈba:nfaır] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: bonfire fire made from bones (14 17 centuries), from bone + fire] a large outdoor fire, either for burning waste or for a party ▪ Someone had lit a bonfire and we sat round it chatting …
15bonfire — [14] A bonfire was originally a fire in which bones were burned. References to such (presumably rather evil smelling) fires, which were large open air affairs, continue down to the 18th century, but latterly they have a distinctly antiquarian air …
16bonfire */ — UK [ˈbɒnˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈbɑnˌfaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms bonfire : singular bonfire plural bonfires a large fire built outside for burning waste. People also have bonfires at parties or celebrations …
17bonfire — [14] A bonfire was originally a fire in which bones were burned. References to such (presumably rather evil smelling) fires, which were large open air affairs, continue down to the 18th century, but latterly they have a distinctly antiquarian air …
18bonfire — n. a large open air fire for burning rubbish, as part of a celebration, or as a signal. Phrases and idioms: Bonfire Night Brit. 5 Nov., on which fireworks are displayed and an effigy of Guy Fawkes burnt (see GUY(1)). make a bonfire of destroy by… …
19bonfire — [[t]bɒ̱nfaɪə(r)[/t]] bonfires N COUNT A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration. With bonfires outlawed in urban areas, gardeners must cart their refuse to a dump …
20bonfire — noun (C) a large outdoor fire, either for burning waste, or for a party: There was a huge bonfire on Guy Fawkes night …
