fire-stick

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• fire-stick — fireˈ stick noun A primitive implement for making fire by friction • • • Main Entry: ↑fire …   Useful english dictionary

• Fire-stick farming — is a term coined by Australian archaeologist Rhys Jones in 1969 to describe the practice of Indigenous Australians where fire was used regularly to burn vegetation to facilitate hunting and to change the composition of plant and animal species in …   Wikipedia

• fire stick — noun Etymology: Middle English fir sticke, from fir, fire + sticke stick more at stick 1. : a hardwood stick that is rubbed or twirled to make fire by friction compare fire drill 1 2. : firebrand 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• Fire dancing — (also known as, fire twirling, fire spinning, fire performance, or fire manipulation ) is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire. Typically these objects have one or more bundles of wicking, which… …   Wikipedia

• Stick — A stick generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined.Stick may refer to: *Floorballstick, a small plastic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in floorball *Chopsticks, an… …   Wikipedia

• fire drill — noun a) An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire. Since they changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill. b) any pointless …   Wiktionary

• Stick It — (¡Que les den! en España y Pisando firme en Latinoamérica) es una película estadounidense protagonizada por Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym y Vanessa Lengies. La película fue escrita y dirigida por Jessica Bendinger, producida por Touchstone… …   Wikipedia Español

• Fire breathing — is the act of creating a large flame by spraying, with one s breath, a flammable liquid upon an open flame. The flame is usually held an arm s length away and the spray should be both powerful and misty. This art is said to have originated in… …   Wikipedia

• stick to one's guns — or[stand by one s guns] {v. phr.} To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. * /People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right./ * /At first… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stick to one's guns — or[stand by one s guns] {v. phr.} To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. * /People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right./ * /At first… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fire|brand — «FYR BRAND», noun. 1. a piece of burning wood or other material: »I took up a great firebrand and in I rushed…with the stick flaming in my hand (Daniel Defoe). 2. Figurative. a person who arouses angry feelings in others; one who stirs up unrest …   Useful english dictionary