BONFIRE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BONFIRE?

Need another word that means the same as “bonfire”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “bonfire” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bonfire” are: balefire, warning fire, warning light, signal fire, signal light, smoke signal, beam, signal, danger signal

Bonfire as a Noun

Definitions of "Bonfire" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bonfire” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration.
• A large open-air fire used for burning rubbish or as part of a celebration.

Synonyms of "Bonfire" as a noun (9 Words)

balefire	A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration.
beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. The wide beams sprouted ten main tines.
danger signal	A cause of pain or injury or loss.
signal	An apparatus on a railway, typically a coloured light or a semaphore, giving indications to train drivers of whether or not the line is clear. The policeman raised his hand as a signal to stop.
signal fire	Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message.
signal light	An electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes.
smoke signal	Tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder.
warning fire	A message informing of danger.
warning light	Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness.

Usage Examples of "Bonfire" as a noun

• The smell of burning leaves from a garden bonfire.
• Yet again, events had made a bonfire of her plans.

Associations of "Bonfire" (30 Words)

arsonist	A person who commits arson. Police believe arsonists were responsible for both fires.
bivouac	Stay in a bivouac. We bivouacked on the north side of the town.
blaze	Indicate by marking trees with blazes. He blazed a drive into the rough.
brazier	Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times.
brimstone	Sulphur.
burn	A mark left on something as a result of being burned. He burned all the letters.
burning	The act of burning something. Burning issues of the day.
camp	Establish or set up a camp. The houseguests had to camp in the living room.
campsite	A place used for camping, especially one equipped for holidaymakers.
combust	Cause to burn or combust. The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question.
combustible	A combustible substance. A volatile and combustible personality.
combustion	The act of burning something. A large combustion plant.
fiery	Very intense. A fiery temper.
fire	A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning. She was freezing and keeping the fire low to save money.
flame	Shine or glow like a flame. The car was engulfed in flames.
flammable	Easily set on fire. The use of highly flammable materials.
hazardous	Involving risk or danger. It is hazardous to personal safety.
igneous	(of rock) having solidified from lava or magma. Igneous activity.
ignite	Start or maintain a fire in. He lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.
incinerate	Cause to undergo combustion. The paper incinerated quickly.
incinerator	An apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.
pyre	A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.
scorch	A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues. The meat had scorched.
scorching	Hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface. She set a scorching pace.
smolder	A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame. A smoldering fire.
smoulder	Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. The smoulder suddenly became a blaze.
stove	Treat an object by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating. Dinner was already on the stove.
sun	Sit or lie in the sun. Buzz could see Clare sunning herself on the terrace below.
tan	Tan from which the tannin has been extracted used for covering the ground for walking riding children s play etc and in gardening. The overall colour scheme of tan and cream.
vacation	Spend or take a vacation. I was vacationing in Europe with my family.