Related Words for irons in the fire

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early days
/x/
Phrase, Noun
task
/
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
order of business
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
work in progress
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
ongoing
/xx
Adjective
work
/
Noun
round
/
Noun
bucket list
/x/
Phrase, Noun
project
/x
Noun
turn
/
Noun
doings
/x
Noun
workgroup
/x
Noun
checklist
/x
Noun
staffing
/x
Noun
start
/
Noun
operation
xx/x
Noun
facet
/x
Noun
duty roster
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
workflow
/x
Noun
labour
/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun
roster
/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun
plate
/
Noun
line of work
///
Phrase, Noun
turnaround
/xx
Noun
job of work
///
Phrase, Noun
timeline
/x
Noun
due date
//
Phrase, Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
homework
/x
Noun
fits and starts
///
Phrase, Noun
effort
/x
Noun
stage
/
Noun
waiting
/x
Verb
outlook
/x
Noun
wire
/x
Noun
test
/
Noun
docket
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun
chore
/
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun
procedure
x/x
Noun
current events
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
future
/x
Noun
drawing board
/x/
Phrase, Noun
lesson
/x
Noun
backlog
/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun
item
/x
Noun
treadmill
/x
Noun
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
method
/x
Noun
quote
/
Noun
upcoming
/xx
Noun
rotation
x/x
Noun
agenda
x/x
Noun
feedback
/x
Noun
kanban
/x
Noun
stint
/
Noun
load
/
Noun
teamwork
/x
Noun
runner
/x
Noun
moratorium
xx/xx
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun
role
/
Noun
focal point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
skill set
//
Phrase, Noun
countdown
/x
Noun
troupe
/
Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
projet
x/
Noun
inbox
/x
Noun
job description
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
target
/x
Noun
long game
//
Phrase, Noun
occupation
xx/x
Noun
submission
x/x
Noun
turning point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
finish line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
sortie
/x
Noun
day job
//
Phrase, Noun
staging post
/x/
Phrase, Noun
loose end
//
Phrase, Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun
oversight
/xx
Noun
target of opportunity
/x/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
current
/x
Noun
psychological moment
xx/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
ablaze
x/
Adverb, Adjective
acid
/x
Noun, Adjective
alight
x/
Adverb, Verb, Adjective
ammunition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
ardor
/x
Noun
ardour
/x
Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
arouse
x/
Verb
arson
/x
Noun, Verb
artillery
x/xx
Noun
ask for
//
Phrase, Verb
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
axe
/
Noun, Verb
backfire
/x
Verb, Noun
baited
/x
Verb, Adjective
baking
/x
Noun, Adjective
ballast
/x
Noun, Verb
barracks
/x
Noun
barrage
x/
Noun, Verb
barrels
/x
Noun
bars
/
Noun
battery
/xx
Noun
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
beam
/
Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
billets
/x
Noun
blast
/
Noun, Verb
blaze
/
Noun, Verb
blinded
/x
Adjective
boilers
/x
Noun
bolts
/
Noun
bombardment
x/x
Noun
bombing
/x
Noun
bonfire
/xx
Noun, Verb
borg
/
Name, Verb
boundary
/xx
Noun
brand
/
Noun, Verb
brass
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
broadside
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
brush fire
//x
Phrase, Noun
bullet
/x
Noun, Verb
burn
/
Verb, Noun
burn down
//
Phrase, Verb
burner
/x
Noun
burst
/
Verb, Noun
butter
/x
Noun, Verb
caliber
/xx
Noun
calibre
/xx
Noun
calling
/x
Noun
campfire
/xx
Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
cashier
x/
Noun, Verb
castings
/x
Noun
ceasefire
//x
Noun
chain
/
Noun, Verb
chimney
/x
Noun, Verb
cholera
/xx
Noun
clean out
//
Phrase, Verb
combusted
x/x
Verb
combustion
x/x
Noun
conflagration
xx/x
Noun
cooking
/x
Noun, Adjective
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
criticism
/xxx
Noun
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
depose
x/
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
device
x/
Noun
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
dismantled
x/x
Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
dismissal
x/x
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drive out
//
Phrase, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dung
/
Noun, Verb
eld
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
engage
x/
Verb
engine
/x
Noun, Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
excite
x/
Verb
expel
x/
Verb
explode
x/
Verb
exposure
x/x
Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
extinguisher
x/xx
Noun
fervor
/x
Noun
fervour
/x
Noun
fetters
/x
Noun
feu
/
Noun, Verb
fiery
/xx
Adjective
fire up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
firearm
/xx
Noun
fireball
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
firefight
/x
Noun, Verb
firefighter
/xx
Noun
firehouse
/xx
Noun
fireman
/x
Noun
fireplace
/xx
Noun
firepower
/xx
Noun
firewall
/x
Noun, Verb
fireworks
/x
Noun
flak
/
Noun
flame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flammability
xx/xx
Noun
flare
/
Noun, Verb
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flattens
/x
Verb, Noun
forest fire
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
forgings
/x
Noun
fuel
/x
Noun, Verb
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
furnace
/x
Noun, Verb
fury
/x
Noun
gat
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
gin
/
Noun, Verb
give notice
//x
Phrase, Verb
glimpse
/
Noun, Verb
glue
/
Noun, Verb
grappling
/x
Noun
gun
/
Noun, Verb
gunfire
/xx
Noun
gunnery
/xx
Noun
gunpowder
/xx
Noun, Verb
gunshot
/x
Noun
gush
/
Noun, Verb
gust
/
Noun, Verb
hail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
handcuffs
/x
Noun
handgun
/x
Noun
hanging
/x
Adjective, Noun
headlamp
//
Noun
hearth
/
Noun
heat
/
Noun, Verb
heave
/
Verb, Noun
hell
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
hose
/
Noun, Verb
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
house
/
Noun, Verb
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hydrant
/x
Noun
ignite
x/
Verb
ignition
x/x
Noun
inferno
x/x
Noun
inflame
x/
Verb
inflammation
xx/x
Noun
ingots
/x
Noun
injure
/x
Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
invite
x/
Verb, Noun