Plural form of fire, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fire

a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle, (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust, intransitive verb_ To protect (a computer or computer network) by means of a firewall, transitive verb_ computer security To block with a firewall, computer security To protect with a firewall

A system of wires or tubes designed to detect fire and trigger automatic fire-extinguishers in an aircraft engine compartment for example, trademark A high speed digital link standard originally developed by Apple Inc now covered by the IEEE1394-1995 standard, usually spelled FireWire

Resistant to externally applied pressure, Unfluctuating; steady, adverb_ Without wavering; resolutely, noun_ the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments, The name or designation under which a company transacts business

Plural form of firm, obsolete, architecture The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firm

Software stored in a computer's ROM, (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory, Something in-between hardware and software Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on

The ordinal number matching the number one in a series, Immediately, That which is first; the beginning or that which makes or constitutes a beginning, adjective_ Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest, Coming before all others in order or location, adverb_ For the first time, Rather; preferably

Of or relating to finance or finances, involving financial matters, noun_ A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue, The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general

Any of various jawless aquatic craniates, including the lampreys and hagfishes, A counter used in various games, A vertebrate which has gills and fins adapting it for living in the water, intransitive verb_ To catch or try to catch fish, To seek something in a sly or indirect way, To catch or try to catch fish in

One that fishes, as a person or ship engaged in fishing, A carnivorous mammal (Martes pennanti) of northern North America, having thick, dark-brown fur, someone whose occupation is catching fish