5.5.2 Tend a fire

Use this domain for words that refer to tending a fire--to keep a fire burning so that it burns well and does not go out.

  • What words refer to keeping a fire burning?
    tend a fire
  • What words refer to adding fuel to a fire?
    feed a fire, stoke a fire, throw another log on the fire
  • What words refer to blowing on a fire to make it bigger?
    fan a fire, fan into flames, blow on a fire, bellows, pump bellows
  • What words refer to making a fire bigger?
    build up a fire
  • What words refer to restarting a fire that has died down?
    rekindle
  • What words refer to keeping a fire from going out, such as covering a fire with ashes to keep it from going out during the night?
    bank a fire,
  • What words refer to taking something out of a fire?
    pull out of the fire, snatch from the flames,
  • What words refer to something taken out of a fire?
    firebrand
  • What words refer to a person who is responsible to make sure the fire does not go out?
    preserver of the fire,
  • What words refer to sharing fire with a neighbor whose fire has gone out?
    (no words in English)
  • What things are used to carry fire?
    fire pan, brazier
  • What tools are used to tend a fire?
    poker, tongs, wick trimmer, snuffer,