housefire
English
Alternative forms
house
fire
Etymology
From
house
+
fire
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/haʊs.faɪ.ɚ/
Audio
(
US
)
:
(file)
Noun
housefire
(
plural
housefires
)
A
large
fire
that occurs in a
house
, causing substantial damage.
Related terms
get on like a house on fire
like a house afire
Translations
large fire in a house
Danish:
husbrand
(da)
c
German:
Hausbrand
m
Hungarian:
háztűz
(hu)
Old English:
hūsbryne
m
See also
dumpster fire
garbage fire
trash fire
Anagrams
fire house
,
firehouse