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# bonfire

noun (a bonfire, bonfires)

«bonfire» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A bonfire is a large outdoor fire, made to burn rubbish or for a celebration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life in the UK and NZ, Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) in November has bonfires and fireworks; in Ireland bonfires are lit on Halloween or midsummer; in the USA and Canada people have bonfires at camps and beaches. In safety lessons: keep well back, never throw things like aerosol cans into a bonfire, an adult must be in charge, and know stop, drop and roll if clothes catch fire. In science: burning is a chemical change that needs fuel, heat and oxygen. Phrases: Bonfire Night, light a bonfire, around the bonfire.

### Examples

- We toasted marshmallows by the bonfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x1)
- Keep back from the bonfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x2)
- On Bonfire Night we watched the fireworks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x3)
- Dad lit a bonfire to burn the dry leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x4)
- Check bonfires for hedgehogs before lighting them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x5)
- Never throw spray cans on a bonfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x6)
- We sang songs around the bonfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x7)
- The bonfire crackled and sparks flew up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x8)
- That was a fine place to make a bonfire, only the gardener was too busy just then to attend to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/#x9)

### Note

Countable. One word. A bonfire is bigger than a campfire. Hedgehogs and other small animals often hide in bonfire piles, so check before lighting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bonfire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bonfire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonfire.html) on Mova free.