fire eater
noun
Roget 173:
violence,
inclemency,
vehemence,
might,
impetuosity;
boisterousness
etc.
adj.;
effervescence,
ebullition;
turbulence,
bluster;
uproar,
callithump [U.S.],
riot,
row,
rumpus,
le diable a quatre [Fr.],
devil to pay,
all the fat in the fire.
severity
etc.
739;
ferocity,
rage,
fury;
exacerbation,
exasperation,
malignity;
fit,
paroxysm;
orgasm,
climax,
aphrodisia†;
force,
brute force;
outrage;
coup de main;
strain,
shock,
shog†;
spasm,
convulsion,
throe;
hysterics,
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825.
outbreak,
outburst;
debacle;
burst,
bounce,
dissilience†,
discharge,
volley,
explosion,
blow up,
blast,
detonation,
rush,
eruption,
displosion†,
torrent.
turmoil
etc.
(disorder)
59;
ferment
etc.
(agitation)
315;
storm,
tempest,
rough weather;
squall
etc.
(wind)
349;
earthquake,
volcano,
thunderstorm.
berserk,
berserker;
fury,
dragon,
demon,
tiger,
beldame,
Tisiphone†,
Megaera,
Alecto†,
madcap,
wild beast;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887.
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Roget 388a:
insulation,
incombustible material,
noncombustible material;
fire retardant,
flame retardant;
fire wall,
fire door.
incombustibility,
incombustibleness
etc.
adj..
extincteur [Fr.];
fire annihilator;
amianth†,
amianthus†;
earth-flax,
mountain-flax;
asbestos;
fireman,
fire fighter,
fire eater,
fire department,
fire brigade,
engine company;
pumper,
fire truck,
hook and ladder,
aerial ladder,
bucket;
fire hose,
fire hydrant.
[forest fires]
backfire,
firebreak,
trench;
aerial water bombardment.
wet blanket;
fire extinguisher,
soda and acid extinguisher,
dry chemical extinguisher,
CO-two extinguisher,
carbon tetrachloride,
foam;
sprinklers,
automatic sprinkler system;
fire bucket,
sand bucket.
[warning of fire]
fire alarm,
evacuation alarm,
[laws to prevent fire]
fire code,
fire regulations,
fire;
fire inspector;
code violation,
citation.
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Roget 861:
courage,
bravery,
valor;
resoluteness,
boldness
etc.
adj.;
spirit,
daring,
gallantry,
intrepidity;
contempt of danger,
defiance of danger;
derring-do;
audacity;
rashness
etc.
863;
dash;
defiance
etc.
715;
confidence,
self-reliance.
manliness,
manhood;
nerve,
pluck,
mettle,
game;
heart,
heart of grace;
spunk,
guts,
face,
virtue,
hardihood,
fortitude,
intestinal fortitude;
firmness
etc.
(stability)
150;
heart of oak;
bottom,
backbone,
spine
etc.
(perseverance)
604.1.
resolution
etc.
(determination)
604;
bulldog courage.
prowess,
heroism,
chivalry.
exploit,
feat,
achievement;
heroic deed,
heroic act;
bold stroke.
man,
man of mettle;
hero,
demigod,
Amazon,
Hector;
lion,
tiger,
panther,
bulldog;
gamecock,
fighting-cock;
bully,
fire eater
etc.
863.
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Roget 863:
rashness
etc.
adj.;
temerity,
want of caution,
imprudence,
indiscretion;
overconfidence,
presumption,
audacity.
precipitancy,
precipitation;
impetuosity;
levity;
foolhardihood†,
foolhardiness;
heedlessness,
thoughtlessness
etc.
(inattention)
458;
carelessness
etc.
(neglect)
460;
desperation;
Quixotism,
knight-errantry;
fire eating.
gaming,
gambling;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark,
leap of faith,
fool's paradise;
too many eggs in one basket.
desperado,
rashling†,
madcap,
daredevil,
Hotspur,
fire eater,
bully,
bravo,
Hector,
scapegrace,
enfant perdu [Fr.];
Don Quixote,
knight-errant,
Icarus;
adventurer;
gambler,
gamester;
dynamitard†;
boomer [U.S.].
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Roget 887:
blusterer,
swaggerer,
vaporer,
roisterer†,
brawler;
fanfaron†;
braggart
etc.
(boaster)
884;
bully,
terrorist,
rough;
bulldozer [U.S.],
hoodlum,
hooligan [Slang],
larrikin†,
roarer [Slang];
Mohock,
Mohawk;
drawcansir†,
swashbuckler,
Captain Bobadil,
Sir Lucius O'Trigger,
Thraso,
Pistol,
Parolles,
Bombastes Furioso†,
Hector,
Chrononhotonthologos†;
jingo;
desperado,
dare-devil,
fire eater;
fury,
etc.
(violent person)
173;
rowdy;
slang-whanger [Slang],
tough [U.S.].
puppy
etc.
(fop)
854;
prig;
Sir Oracle,
dogmatist,
doctrinaire,
jack-in-office;
saucebox†,
malapert,
jackanapes,
minx;
bantam-cock.
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Roget 901:
irascibility,
irascibleness,
temper;
crossness
etc.
adj.;
susceptibility,
procacity,
petulance,
irritability,
tartness,
acerbity,
protervity;
pugnacity
etc.
(contentiousness)
720.
excitability
etc.
825;
bad temper,
fiery temper,
crooked temper,
irritable
etc.
adj..
temper;
genus irritabile [Lat.],
hot blood.
ill humor
etc.
(sullenness)
901.1;
asperity
&c.;
churlishness
etc.
(discourtesy)
895.
huff
etc.
(resentment)
900;
a word and a blow.
Sir Fretful Plagiary;
brabbler†,
Tartar;
shrew,
vixen,
virago,
termagant,
dragon,
scold,
Xantippe;
porcupine;
spitfire;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887;
fury
etc.
(violent person)
173.
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