| Front | inferno |
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| Back | in‧fer‧no /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ $ -ɜːrnoʊ/ noun (plural infernos) [countable] 1an extremely large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports raging/blazing inferno Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. 2literary when someone has very strong feelings that are difficult to control: She was desperately trying to calm the inferno raging within her. THESAURUS fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things: In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block. | a forest fire flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky. blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control. inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno. conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town. |
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