| Pronunciation: | | 'fIr`brand
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
- [n] a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
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| | Synonyms: | | brand, inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker |
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| | See Also: | | bad hat, firewood, mischief-maker, ringleader, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fire"brand`\, n.
1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange.
2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and
mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a firebrand in your dream means favorable fortune. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim). |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | agent provocateur, agitator, agitprop, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brand, brute, burning ember, butane lighter, catalyst, cigarette lighter, cinder, coal, demagogue, demon, devil, dragon, ember, exciter, fiend, fire-eater, flambeau, flint, flint and steel, fomenter, fury, goon, gorilla, gunsel, hardnose, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, hell-raiser, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, igniter, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, killer, light, lighter, live coal, mad dog, madcap, Mafioso, mischief-maker, monster, mugger, portfire, provocateur, provoker, rabble-rouser, rapist, revolutionary, ringleader, rouser, savage, seditionary, seditionist, she-wolf, sparker, spill, spitfire, taper, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, torch, tough, tough guy, troublemaker, ugly customer, urger, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf, Young Turk |
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