bonfire
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- noun
- /ˈbɑnˌfaɪər/
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- My gang of friends is building bonfires in the meadow on the fifteenth day of the New Year.
- light a bonfire
They did these crazy like activities at night with bonfires.
- They did these crazy like activities at night with bonfires.
- We do New Year's and oh God Guy Fawkes Night where we burn a terrorist on a bonfire.
- And to warm my feet, because it was a cold winter night, I put my feet too close to the bonfire fire and the the bottom of my Ugg boots melted.
- And then it's nearly Bonfire Night and then it's nearly Christmas.
- And our story begins where she goes to this bonfire that is marking the start of Swan season, and this stranger shows up and it is a teenage boy.
- I like this like bonfire party and you are the best smelling girl there.
Examples
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The villagers gathered around the bonfire to share stories and enjoy the warmth.
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They lit an enormous bonfire and they're throwing on all they can lay their hands on.
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No, I just got me a little bonfire in the back.
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We have a lot of work to do before our bonfire session tonight.
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In my January dream, I light a huge bonfire in the middle of a field of snow.
Fiction book (1990) -
I came here to learn how to build the perfect bonfire.
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By late afternoon, a huge bonfire, with people dancing around it, was burning in the street.
Academic text (2001) -
An enormous bonfire burned right behind me.
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There's a bonfire in the garden next door.
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Below me, I see a circle of teenagers standing around a small bonfire, warming their hands.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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A large outdoor fire that people light to signal or to celebrate
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A fire lit on a hill or tower to signal people far away
A fire kept burning at night to signal people far away
Compounds
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A yearly UK event on November 5 when people light bonfires and watch fireworks to remember the Gunpowder Plot
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Etymology
The word bonfire comes from old English parts bone and fire, meaning 'bone' and 'fire', because people once burned bones in large outdoor fires. That's why today a bonfire means a big outdoor fire used for celebration or for burning things.