NOUN | person | firebug, arsonist, incendiary | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property |
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animal | firebug | a true bug |
Sounds | fay'erbah.g | |
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Rhymes | bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg... |
Meaning | A criminal who illegally sets fire to property. | |
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Synonyms | arsonist, incendiary | |
Narrower | barnburner | someone who burns down a barn |
Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
Spanish | incendiaria, incendiario, pirómano, quemador | |
Catalan | incendiari, piròman |
Meaning | A true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain. | |
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Member of | Pyrrhocoridae, family Pyrrhocoridae | firebugs |
Broader | heteropterous insect | true bugs |
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