Associations to the word «Firestorm»

Wiktionary

FIRESTORM, noun. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
FIRESTORM, noun. An intense or violent response.

Dictionary definition

FIRESTORM, noun. A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area.
FIRESTORM, noun. An outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley