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bonfire
What does bonfire mean?
bonfire (noun): a large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bonfire in a sentence?
- Someone's having a bonfire. (Tatoeba sentence #12499497 by Miktsoanit, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce bonfire?
/ˈbɑnˌfaɪɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “bonfire” mean?
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Not quite: that's what poison means.
the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse
Not quite: that's what deterioration means.
a large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal
Right! That's what “bonfire” means.
mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity
Not quite: that's what fortitude means.
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