Thesaurus: fireball

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1. n. 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. n. A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.
3. n. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
4. n. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
5. n. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped">ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
6. n. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
7. (a) (Mil.) 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. (b) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.
8. n:100 n. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped">ball-shaped discharge of lightning) n. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion