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# pyre

noun (pyres)

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

## Everyday

A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyre/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a pyre is a fire built in a heap, to burn a body or to be lit as a signal

### Examples

- They built a pyre on the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyre/#x1)
- The hero was placed on the pyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyre/#x2)
- The flames of the pyre rose high into the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyre/#x3)
- Everything was flung on the pyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyre/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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