fireball

English Thesaurus

1. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion (noun.object)

hypernym	:	ball, globe, orb,
definition	:	an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)

part meronym	:	atomic explosion, nuclear explosion,
definition	:	the explosion of an atomic bomb (noun.event)

2. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) (noun.object)

hypernym	:	ball, globe, orb,
definition	:	an object with a spherical shape (noun.shape)

3. a highly energetic and indefatigable person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	actor, doer, worker,
definition	:	a person who acts and gets things done (noun.person)

hyponym	:	self-starter,
definition	:	an energetic person with unusual initiative (noun.person)

4. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	meteor, shooting star,
definition	:	a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode (noun.phenomenon)