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fireraising

fireraising noun: arson; deliberate setting of fires.

Noun

fireraising (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, criminal law) arson; deliberate setting of fires

Forms of fireraising

alternative formfire-raising

Origin of fireraising

From fire + raising.

Questions about fireraising

What does fireraising mean?
Fireraising means arson; deliberate setting of fires.
What part of speech is fireraising?
Fireraising is a noun.

Words near fireraising in the dictionary

  1. fireproofness
  2. fireproofs
  3. firer
  4. fireraiser
  5. fireraisers
  6. fireraising
  7. fireroad
  8. fireroads
  9. fireroom
  10. firerooms
  11. firers

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