Bonfire

  • 51Bonfire of the Billionaires — A term for the sudden abbreviation of Britain’s roster of billionaires. The 2009 edition of the Sunday Times of London’s annual Rich List indicatedthat Britain’s thousand wealthiest individuals have collectively lost $225 billion (more than a… …

    Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles

  • 52bonfire place — laužavietė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Speciali vieta laužui kurti. atitikmenys: angl. bonfire place vok. Lagerplatz, m rus. кострище, n …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 53bonfire place — laužavietė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vieta, kur degė laužas. atitikmenys: angl. bonfire place vok. Lagerplatz, m rus. кострище, n …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 54bonfire — noun Etymology: Middle English bonefire a fire of bones, from bon bone + fire Date: 15th century a large fire built in the open air …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 55bonfire — /bon fuyeur /, n. 1. a large fire built in the open air, for warmth, entertainment, or celebration, to burn leaves, garbage, etc., or as a signal. 2. any fire built in the open. [1375 1425; late ME bone fire, i.e., a fire with bones for fuel] * * …

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  • 56bonfire — noun /ˈbɒnfaɪə/ a) A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc. b) A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something …

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  • 57Bonfire — Writing in the 1540s, John Leland commented that Lincolnshire people were known to light large fires of bones in the streets; this suggests the word and its etymology as being from bone fire were not particularly familiar. Vikings were said to… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 58bonfire — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. campfire, blaze, signal fire; see fire 1 …

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  • 59bonfire — bon|fire [ ban,faır ] noun count * a large fire built outside for burning waste. People also have bonfires at parties or celebrations …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 60bonfire — bon·fire || bÉ’nfaɪə n. large outdoor fire, campfire …

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