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Fire Engine Fired Produced Fuel Motor Vehicle Electrical

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When the engine of a motor vehicle f____, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.
The engine fired and we moved off.
word fire
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noun
Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.
They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky.
Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor.
Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.
87 people died in the fire.
A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.
Much of historic Rennes was destroyed by fire in 1720.
A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example to use for heat, light, or cooking.
There was a fire in the grate.
After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.
A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room.
The gas fire was still alight.
She switched on one bar of the electric fire.
You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.
I went to hear him speak and was very impressed. He seemed so full of fire.
His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.
verb
When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it.
After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired.
I have watched the potters fire and paint their bowls and vases.
When soft woods are used for the firing, the clay turns dark from the smoke.
When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.
The engine fired and we moved off.
If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.
The engines were fired with coal and needed water to keep the steam up.
If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic . If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited .
...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation.
It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion.
Both his grandfathers were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking.
By Monday, the President had returned, apparently fired with new determination.
inflections firesfiringfiredfiringfirings
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