fireball

fireball is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.
2. noun. A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.
3. noun. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
4. noun. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
5. noun. a highly energetic and indefatigable person

   Synonyms: powerhouse

6. noun. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)

   Synonyms: bolide

Synonyms

powerhouse, bolide

Common word forms

fireballs, fireballer, fireballing

Words from these letters

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