inferno
A huge, fierce fire that is out of control.
inferno in a sentence
- Firefighters battled the inferno as flames leapt higher than the rooftops.
- In the story, the dragon's breath turned the haystack into a roaring inferno within seconds.
Words that mean something similar
blaze, fire, flames
More words about light & dark
- kindle: To start a fire, or to stir up a feeling.
- luminous: Giving off light, or glowing brightly.
- mellow: Soft, gentle and relaxed.
- murky: Dark, dirty and hard to see through.
- ominous: Giving you a worrying feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- opaque: Impossible to see through.
- phantom: A ghost, or something that seems real but is not.
- radiant: Shining brightly, or glowing with happiness.
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Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test