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pyre

noun

/paɪər/

Meaning

A heap of combustible material, especially one used for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

The villagers built a pyre to honor the deceased.

funeral pyre

bonfire, blaze, fire, heap, conflagration

grave, tomb, burial

funeral pyre, burning pyre, build a pyre, wooden pyre

Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material; a break in a bone

The quality of showing traits traditionally associated with women, such as delicacy or softness.

A medical procedure to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.

a recording of moving visual images made digitally or on film

Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.