start a fire — to cause something to begin burning
start a fire
to cause something to begin burning
Meanings
- to cause something to begin burning
Words Used
More collocations
More collocations with fire (11)
open fire
a fire burning in an exposed hearth, not enclosed in a stove
build a fire
to arrange wood and other fuel and ignite it to create a fire
fight a fire
to work to extinguish a blaze
fire a gun
to shoot a gun
light a fire
to ignite fuel so that it burns
fire chief
the head of a fire department or brigade
raging fire
a fire burning violently and out of control
roaring fire
a large, vigorous, and audibly crackling fire
More collocations with start (16)
start the day
to begin the morning's activities
start work
to begin a job or begin working
early start
a beginning at an early hour or time
good start
a promising or positive beginning
start a business
to create and begin operating a new company
start a club
create and establish a new club
start a company
to establish a new business
start a conversation
to initiate talking with someone
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car