Associations to the word «Fireball»

Wiktionary

FIREBALL, noun. A ball of fire.
FIREBALL, noun. An explosion, which results in a fireball.
FIREBALL, noun. (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
FIREBALL, noun. A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

Dictionary definition

FIREBALL, noun. An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding).
FIREBALL, noun. A highly energetic and indefatigable person.
FIREBALL, noun. A ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning).
FIREBALL, noun. The luminous center of a nuclear explosion.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke