bonfire
noun/ˈbɒnfaɪə(r)/
/ˈbɑːnfaɪər/
- a large outdoor fire for burning waste or as part of a celebration
- There will be a bonfire and a firework display.
- Tell the neighbours before you light the bonfire in case they're in the garden.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blazing
- roaring
- build
- have
- make
- …
- blaze
- burn
Word Originlate Middle English: from bone + fire. The term originally denoted a large open-air fire on which bones were burnt (sometimes as part of a celebration), also one for burning heretics or proscribed literature. Dr Johnson accepted the mistaken idea that the word came from French bon ‘good’.Want to learn more?
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