fireworks

CEFRB1

/ˈfaɪ̯.ə.wɜːks/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Devices that make bright colors and loud sounds in the sky.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A boisterous or violent event or situation.

Examples

  • They set off fireworks with a great bang.

  • We watched the spectacular fireworks light up the night sky.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An event or a display where fireworks are set off.

More examples

In context

  • The sky was ablaze with fireworks.

  • I left the room after John came home drunk but before the fireworks went off.

  • 5000 Marrons in Battery, which continue firing to the End of the Fireworks.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From fire + work(s). The similarity with Dutch vuurwerk and German Feuerwerk, both “fireworks”, is hardly coincidental. Since the word was apparently first attested in English circa 1575, probably from the Dutch (1540), from the German (sense early 16th c.), from Middle High German viurwerc (14th c. as “fuel, firewood”). A spread from the south northwards is also in line with the fact that the first European fireworks were produced in Italy in the late 14th century.