rocket firing
rocket launching | the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
discharge
firing firing off | the act of discharging a gun |
dismissal
dismission
discharge firing liberation release sack
sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
ignition
firing
lighting
kindling
inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
fire
firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy, hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes, they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire |
blank
dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
| blank | a piece of material ready to be made into something |
firing chamber
gun chamber | chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge |
| firing pin | striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
gunlock
firing mechanism | the action that ignites the charge in a firearm |
lacuna
blank | a blank gap or missing part |
planchet
coin blank | a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin |
| blank verse | unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) |
space blank space
place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
blank endorsement
endorsement in blank | an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer |
space
blank | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing, he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet |
| firing line | the most advanced and responsible group in an activity, the firing line is where the action is |
firing squad
firing party | a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution |
| firing line | the line from which soldiers deliver fire |
blank check
blank cheque | a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank |
free hand
blank check | freedom to do as you see fit, many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack |
| blank out | cut out, as for political reasons, several line in the report were blanked out |
forget
block
blank out
draw a blank | be unable to remember, I'm drawing a blank, You are blocking the name of your first wife! |
| blank | keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning |
| blank vacuous | void of expression, a blank stare |
| point-blank | close enough to go straight to the target, point-blank range, a point-blank shot |
blunt
candid
forthright frank
free-spoken
outspoken
plainspoken
point-blank
straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech, without subtlety or evasion, blunt talking and straight shooting, a blunt New England farmer, I gave them my candid opinion, forthright criticism, a forthright approach to the problem, tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank, it is possible to be outspoken without being rude, plainspoken and to the point, a point-blank accusation |
blank
clean
white | (of a surface) not written or printed on, blank pages, fill in the blank spaces, a clean page, wide white margins |
| blank | not charged with a bullet, a blank cartridge |
| point-blank | in a direct and unequivocal manner, I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job |