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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE RAISING

fire raising  [faɪə ˈreɪzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE RAISING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fire raising is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRE RAISING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fire raising in the English dictionary

The definition of fire raising in the dictionary is the act of deliberately setting fire to property.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRE RAISING


advertising
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
amazing
əˈmeɪzɪŋ
appraising
əˈpreɪzɪŋ
blazing
ˈbleɪzɪŋ
consciousness-raising
ˈkɒnʃəsnəsˌreɪzɪŋ
fundraising
ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ
glazing
ˈɡleɪzɪŋ
grazing
ˈɡreɪzɪŋ
hazing
ˈheɪzɪŋ
hell-raising
ˈhɛlˌreɪzɪŋ
organizing
ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ
overgrazing
ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ
phasing
ˈfeɪzɪŋ
phrasing
ˈfreɪzɪŋ
raising
ˈreɪzɪŋ
rising
ˈraɪzɪŋ
stargazing
ˈstɑːɡeɪzɪŋ
sungazing
ˈsʌnˌɡeɪzɪŋ
surprising
səˈpraɪzɪŋ
trail-blazing
ˈtreɪlbleɪzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE RAISING

fire insurance
fire irons
fire line
fire marshal
fire master
fire opal
fire power
fire practice
fire prevention
fire raiser
fire regulations
fire retardant
fire risk
fire sale
fire screen
fire service
fire ship
fire station
fire trail
fire truck

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE RAISING

agonising
appetising
below-the-line advertising
bruising
compromising
consciousness raising
contextual advertising
display advertising
Easter Rising
enterprising
hair-raising
housing
practising
promising
self-raising
subliminal advertising
unappetising
uncompromising
unpromising
unsurprising
uprising

Synonyms and antonyms of fire raising in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fire raising» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE RAISING

Find out the translation of fire raising to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fire raising from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire raising» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

提高火
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el aumento de incendios
570 millions of speakers

English

fire raising
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग स्थापना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفع النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огонь степени
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o fogo elevar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্নিনির্বাপক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feu sensibilisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menaikkan kebakaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuer Erhöhung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火災調達
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불 모금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geni nambahi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nâng lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ உயிரிழப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग वाढवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yangın çıkarma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Aumentare con il fuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pożaru podnoszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогонь ступеня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cresterea foc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αύξηση της πυρκαγιάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuur verhoging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brand görande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brann raising
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire raising

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE RAISING»

The term «fire raising» is used very little and occupies the 155.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE RAISING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire raising

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE RAISING»

Discover the use of fire raising in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fire raising and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire-Raising: Its motivation and management
Prof Herschel Prins, Herschel Prins. out by vultures. In less mythical and more practical fashion it is interesting to note here that the Greeks also used fire for the destruction of thebodies of those whohad taken their own lives. (They also cut ...
Prof Herschel Prins, Herschel Prins, 2002
2
Digest of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, ...
An indictment charged a panel with wilful fire-raising, committed by burning the premises of another. Held (1) that the ownership of the property may be proved by parole testimony ; (2) that it was incompetent to prove that the panel had insured ...
Patrick Shaw, 1864
3
A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law of Scotland
In short, if fire be kindled so near, and in such circumstances as to manifest an intention that it shall spread to a subject, to set fire to which involves the pains of fire-raising, and it do so spread, the crime is complete, however soon the fire may  ...
John Hay Athol MACDONALD (Right Hon. Sir), 1867
4
Offenders, Deviants or Patients?
The cost of deliberate fire-raising is very considerable. For example, it has been calculated that in schools 80 per cent of the fires which cause more that £50,000 of damage are deliberate. Every week, forty schools are said to be seriously ...
Herschel Prins, 2008
5
Principles of the Criminal Law of Scotland
CHAPTER XVI. OF WILFUL FIRE-RAISING, AND ATTEMPT TO COMMIT THAT CRIME. By the laws of all countries, wilful fire-raising is considered as a crime of the most atrocious nature, both from the malignant spirit from which it proceeds, ...
Sir Archibald Alison, 1832
6
Reports of Cases Before the High Court and Circuit Courts of ...
I cannot say that the burning of the shelves which were put there by the tenant, and might have been removed, would be sufficient burning of the premises to constitute wilful fire-raising. If, however, a door of a building is set on fire, that is ...
Scotland. High Court of Justiciary, Alexander Forbes Irvine, Charles Tennant Couper, 1868
7
Cases Decided in the Court of Session
Fire-Raising. — Ross was indicted for the crime Inverness. of wilful fire-raising, — " In so far as, &c. you did wick- Sept 26, 1822. edly, &c. with a burning peat, or otherwise, to the Lord Hermand. prosecutor unknown, set fire to the muir on some  ...
Scotland. Court of Session, 1822
8
A Report of the Trial of Malcolm Gillespie and George Skene ...
TRIAL OF GEORGE BROWNIE AND ALEXANDRINA CAMPBELL FOR WILFUL FIRE-RAISING. Saturday, September 29, 1827. George Brownie and Alexandrina Campbell were placed at the bar. The indictment set forth, that Malcolm ...
Member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, 1827
9
Fire from First Principles: A Design Guide to Building Fire ...
There are four main classes of ignition: 1. natural phenomena (e.g. lightning); 2. human carelessness (e.g. smoking materials, matches, cooking); 3. technological failure (e.g. electrical wiring and appliance faults); 4. deliberate fire-raising (e.g. ...
Paul Stollard, John Abrahams, 1999
10
The Rights of Labour Defended: Or, The Trial of the Glasgow ...
If it is not intended to charge them with these, I state no farther objection to this point ; but if it is, I object to this major proposition as being a mode not known in the law, of charging persons accused with fire-raising, and with murder.
Thomas Hunter, Peter Hacket, Richard M'Neil (defendant.), 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE RAISING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fire raising is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Warmer weather sparks antisocial behaviour fears in Falkirk
Attacks on vehicles with bricks and fire raising at a beauty spot have sparked fears of a rise in youth antisocial behaviour over the summer ... «Falkirk Herald, Jun 15»
2
Firebugs in Coatbridge blasted as woman is led to safety following …
“I'm very aware of the risk posed from willful fire raising. The fire and rescue service and local councillors are aware of the problem and will be ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
3
Village fireraising feared deliberate
“The police and fire and rescue service will investigate any incident where they believe there has been any deliberate fire raising.” Parts of the ... «Arbroath Herald, Jun 15»
4
Task force will tackle all types of rural crime
... Scotland can range from theft of agricultural machinery, vehicles, tools, livestock or fuel through to fire raising, housebreaking and vandalism. «Carluke Gazette, Jun 15»
5
Police seeking witnesses after willful fire raising in Rutherglen
Police are seeking witnesses after a willful fire raising took place at Farme Castle Industrial Estate in Rutherglen this week. The incident took ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
6
Nearly 450 pupils excluded from Aberdeen schools following attacks …
Some pupils have also been excluded for not attending class, fire raising and indecent exposure. Related Pupils carried out 378 attacks on ... «Aberdeen Evening Express, Jun 15»
7
Deliberate fire raising putting lives at risk
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has called for an end to deliberate fire-raising which tends to increase during the spring months. «The Courier, Apr 15»
8
Family of Atlantic, Iowa, couple killed in fire raising funds for funeral
A home in Atlantic, Iowa, burned Wednesday. The couple who lived in the home have died. View all 3 images in gallery. Denise McDaniel. «Omaha World-Herald, Feb 15»
9
Youths charged with willful fire raising in Inverness
Police have charged three youths for willfully setting fire to equipment at a play park in Inverness. It comes following an investigation by ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jan 15»
10
Illegal group home fire raising questions about housing
The provincial government is being pressed to act after Monday's fatal fire at an illegal group home in London. Questions continue to mount ... «CTV News, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fire raising [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fire-raising>. May 2024 ».
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