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cold fire

cold fire noun: a low-temperature flame, that is unlikely to set furnishings alight or burn flesh in incidental contacts; frequently used for indoor pyrotechnic entertainment devices.

Noun

cold fire (plural cold fires)

  1. A low-temperature flame, that is unlikely to set furnishings alight or burn flesh in incidental contacts; frequently used for indoor pyrotechnic entertainment devices.
    Synonyms:
    cool fire, cool flame, cold flame
  2. (Cumbria, archaic, dialectal) Fuel laid ready for lighting.

Synonyms of cold fire

Forms of cold fire

pluralcold fires

Questions about cold fire

What does cold fire mean?
Cold fire means a low-temperature flame, that is unlikely to set furnishings alight or burn flesh in incidental contacts; frequently used for indoor pyrotechnic entertainment devices.
What part of speech is cold fire?
Cold fire is a noun.
What is the plural of cold fire?
The plural of cold fire is cold fires.

Words near cold fire in the dictionary

  1. cold extraction
  2. cold extractions
  3. cold feet
  4. cold finger
  5. cold fingers
  6. cold fire
  7. cold fires
  8. cold fish
  9. cold fishes
  10. cold flour
  11. cold flow

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