Synonyms of the word

fuzee

• n. Alternative form of fusee (type of pulley).
• n. Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket).

flare

• n. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate…
• n. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
• n. (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
• n. (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
• n. A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. A colored…
• n. (photography) lens flare.
• n. (engineering) widening at the end (edge) of a tube or a hollow structural section (rectangular hollow…
• v. (intransitive) To blaze brightly.
• v. (intransitive) To burn unsteadily.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To open outward in shape.
• v. (transitive) To cause to burn.
• v. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
• v. To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
• v. (obsolete) To be exposed to too much light.

fuse

• n. (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
• n. (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
• n. A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
• n. Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
• n. A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even…
• n. A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
• v. (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
• v. (intransitive) To melt together.
• v. To furnish with or install a fuse.
• v. (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that…

fusee

• n. A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks.
• n. A large friction match.
• n. A fuse for an explosive.
• n. (US) A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
• n. A fusil, or flintlock musket.
• n. The track of a buck.

fuze

• n. Archaic form of fuse. (detonator).
• v. To attach a fuze or similar detonator.

igniter

• n. Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive.

ignitor

• n. Alternative spelling of igniter.

light

• n. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation…
• n. A source of illumination.
• n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
• n. (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
• n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
• n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those…
• n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
• n. A flame or something used to create fire.
• n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
• n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
• n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
• n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
• n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
• n. The power of perception by vision.
• n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
• n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler…
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire).
• v. (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
• v. (transitive) To illuminate.
• v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
• v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
• adj. Having light.
• adj. Pale in colour.
• adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
• adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
• adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
• adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
• adj. Easy to endure or perform.
• adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
• adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
• adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached.
• adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
• adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
• adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
• adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
• adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
• adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
• adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
• adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
• adv. Carrying little.
• n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
• v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter.
• v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
• v. To find by chance.
• v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice.
• v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.

lighter

• adj. comparative form of light: more light.
• n. One who, or that which, lights.
• n. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
• n. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading…
• v. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
• adj. comparative form of light: more light.

lucifer

• n. (Britain, archaic) A self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed…

match

• n. (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
• n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
• n. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
• n. A marriage.
• n. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
• n. Suitability.
• n. Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
• n. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
• n. A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
• n. An agreement or compact.
• n. (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly…
• v. (intransitive) To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
• v. (transitive) To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
• v. (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
• v. (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
• v. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
• v. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove…
• n. A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being…

primer

• n. (historical, Catholic ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment…
• n. (historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance…
• n. A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
• n. An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
• n. (New Zealand) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
• n. Any substance or device used to ignite a fire, (especially) any priming wire, blasting cap, or other device…
• n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes explosives.
• n. A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
• n. A layer of such a substance.
• n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
• n. (biology) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic…
• n. (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
• n. A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
• n. A person who prunes trees.
• adj. (obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
• adj. (obsolete) First in importance, premier.
• adj. (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost.

priming

• n. (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent…
• n. A substance used as a primer.
• n. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
• n. The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
• n. The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
• v. present participle of prime.