Definition of fireball
1 : a ball of fire; also : something resembling such a ball the primordial fireball associated with the beginning of the universe — Scientific American
2 : a brilliant meteor that may trail bright sparks
3 : the highly luminous cloud of vapor and dust created by a nuclear explosion
4 : a highly energetic person
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Examples of fireball in a Sentence
The house erupted into a fireball.
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
Recent Examples of fireball from the Web
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Angelique Kidjo Aug. 13 Born and raised in the West African country of Benin and now based in New York, this Grammy Award-winning Afropop vocal fireball is admirably versatile.
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In the claustrophobic bowels of a mine, a blast goes wrong and sends a flaming fireball racing through the shaft in a brief but effective disaster scene that leaves four workmen dead and the audience hungry for more.
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The fire spread rapidly, and local media showed a giant fireball erupt and give way to thick black plumes of smoke.
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Zach Hess is Omaha untouchable: In his three CWS appearances, twice against Florida State and then Oregon State, the fireball freshman reliever now has allowed 0 runs and 0 hits in 3.1 innings, striking out eight.
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Joining Owens at Waterfront Park, a couple of jugglers, several hoopers, a guy spinning Poi Balls (unlit fireballs on thin rope) and John Mark Hummel using a Contact Staff.
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This handy device lets your dad appear to shoot fireballs from his hand.
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The film's signature flying cow soared by as a truck smashed into a gas tank, creating a three-story fireball, ending with the roof nearly collapsing on guests' heads as the floor beneath their feet suddenly dropped.
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The bigger the rock, the bigger the fireball (usually).
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First Known Use of fireball
15th century
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