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Aire
- noun - a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
Cire
- unknown - (noun)Fabric with a smooth shiny surfaceobtained especially by waxing and heating.
(adj) having such a surface.
Dire
- adjective - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Eire
- noun - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
Fire
- noun - a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
- a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
- bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
- destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
- drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
- feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
- go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
- intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
- once thought to be one of fo
Hire
- noun - a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"
- engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"
Lire
- noun - formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
- the basic unit of money in Turkey
- the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Mire
- noun - a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
- deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"
- entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
- soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
Sire
- noun - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
- male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
- the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"