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 |
place kick place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
suspension temporary removal | a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) |
dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation release sack sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
removal | dismissal from office |
ignition firing lighting kindling inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
removal remotion | the act of removing, he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy |
nail pulling nail removal | a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed |
place bet | a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
creating by removal | the act of creating by removing something |
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 |
topolatry place-worship | the worship of places |
market marketplace market place | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold, without competition there would be no market, they were driven from the marketplace |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
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 |
forum assembly meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
gunlock firing mechanism | the action that ignites the charge in a firearm |
landing landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
marketplace market place mart market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up |
place mat | a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting |
place of business business establishment | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
place of worship house of prayer house of God house of worship | any building where congregations gather for prayer |
place setting setting | a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware |
restaurant eating house eating place eatery | a building where people go to eat |
place | an abstract mental location, he has a special place in my thoughts, a place in my heart, a political system with no place for the less prominent groups |
imaginary place mythical place fictitious place | a place that exists only in imagination, a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
place name toponym | the name by which a geographical place is known |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
place | the passage that is being read, he lost his place on the page |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
second-place finish runner-up finish | a finish in second place (as in a race) |
third-place finish | a finish in third place (as in a race) |
first-place finish | a finish in first place (as in a race) |
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 |
mover public mover moving company removal firm removal company | a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
jumping-off place point of departure | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched, one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him, my point of departure was San Francisco |
birthplace place of birth | the place where someone was born |
birthplace cradle place of origin provenance provenience | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence, the birthplace of civilization |
place property | any area set aside for a particular purpose, who owns this place?, the president was concerned about the property across from the White House |
polling place polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
home place | where you live at a particular time, deliver the package to my home, he doesn't have a home to go to, your place or mine? |
firing line | the line from which soldiers deliver fire |
gathering place | a favorite haunt where people gather |
lurking place | a place suitable for lurking |