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spellfire

spellfire noun: the exchange of shots or explosive blasts of spells (from a wand, staff, etc.) as in magical combat.

Noun

spellfire (uncountable)

  1. The exchange of shots or explosive blasts of spells (from a wand, staff, etc.) as in magical combat.
    • Just the tiniest speck of spellfire pushed into his palm.1995, Lucy Sussex, Judith Raphael Buckrich, She's fantastical, page 191
    • She gains one level of spellfire energy for every spell level absorbed and can store a number of spellfire energy levels equal to her Constitution.2001, Sean K. Reynolds, Angel Leigh McCoy, Duane Maxwell, Magic of Faerun

Origin of spellfire

From spell + fire.

Questions about spellfire

What does spellfire mean?
Spellfire means the exchange of shots or explosive blasts of spells (from a wand, staff, etc.) as in magical combat.
What part of speech is spellfire?
Spellfire is a noun.

Words near spellfire in the dictionary

  1. spelled sideways
  2. spelled someone's name
  3. spelled things out
  4. speller
  5. spellers
  6. spellfire
  7. spellful
  8. spellican
  9. spellicans
  10. spelling
  11. spelling alphabet

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