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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

fire
the event of something burning (often destructive)

noun.event

9 Subcategories

backfire go
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
bonfire, balefire go
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
brush fire go
an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
campfire go
a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
conflagration, inferno go
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
forest fire go
an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
grassfire, prairie fire go
an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
smoulder, smolder go
a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
smudge go
a smoky fire to drive away insects