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underfire

English

Etymology

under- +? fire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd?fa??/, [-fa???(?)], /??nd??fa??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??fa?(?)?/, [-?fa???], /??nd??fa?(?)?/
  • Rhymes: -a??
  • Hyphenation: un?der?fire

Verb

underfire (third-person singular simple present underfires, present participle underfiring, simple past and past participle underfired)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To heat from below.
  2. (transitive) To intentionally operate a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level.
  3. (intransitive) To burn fuel at less than the desired level, thus not providing heat efficiently.
  4. (transitive, ceramics) To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature.

Antonyms

  • overfire

Derived terms

  • underfired (adjective)

Anagrams

  • unferried

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underwire

English

Etymology

under- +? wire

Noun

underwire (plural underwires)

  1. A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
  2. A bra that includes such wires.

Translations

Verb

underwire (third-person singular simple present underwires, present participle underwiring, simple past and past participle underwired)

  1. To fix such a wire in place.

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