fin • ger • tip / ' figgsrtip/
the end of your finger
fin .ish 1 ©/ 'fmijv
1 to stop doing something
finish work at 5:30.
to stop happening
—ANTONYM begin , start
finish something off to do or eat the last part of something
fin • ish2 / ' finif/
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—ANTONYM start
fin • ished / ' finift /
having reached the end of an activity or job
made; completed
—ANTONYM unfinished
fi • nite aw Д / ' fainait /
having a limit or a fixed size
—ANTONYM infinite
fir / fsr / ( also fir tree / ' fsr tri / )
fire 1 ©/ 'faior/
[ count, noncount ] the heat and bright light that comes from burning things
[ count ] burning wood or another fuel (called coal ) that you use for keeping a place warm or for cooking
[ noncount ] shooting from guns The soldiers were under fire .
catch fire
to start to burn
burning
put out a fire
to stop something from burning
set fire to something ; set something on fire
to make something start to burn
fire 2Ф/ 'faior /
to shoot with a gun
to tell someone to leave their job
fire a • larm / ' faIэr Э|larm /
a bell that rings to tell people that there is a fire
fire • crack • er / ' faIэr|krrekэr /
a small thing that explodes with a loud noise
fire de •part • ment / ' farar dI|partmэnt /
a group of people whose job is to stop fires
fire drill / ' farar dril /
a practice of what people must do if there is a fire in a building
fire en • gine / 'farar ^nd^n /
( also fire truck / ' farar |trAk / )
fire es • cape / ' fa^r i|skeip /
stairs on the outside of a building that people can go down if there is a fire
fire ex • tin • guish / ' farar Ik|StIggwIJэr /
a metal container with water or chemicals inside for stopping small fires
fire • fight • er / ' fa^rfa^r /
a person whose job is to stop fires
fire • house / ' fararhaus /
a building in a small town where fire engines are kept -►SYNONYM fire station
fire hy . drant
/ ' farar |haidrent /
fire • man / ' faIэrmэn / noun [ count ] (
a piece of metal equipment on the street that is connected to a water pipe for stopping fires
fire • place / ' fa^rpleis / noun [count]
the place in a room where you light a fire
fire • proof / ' fararpruf /
able to take a lot of heat without burning or being damaged
fire sta • tion / ' fa^r |steijn /