Definition of pyre in English:

pyre

noun pʌɪəˈpaɪ(ə)r

A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.
（尤指火葬用的）柴堆
Example sentencesExamples
- We were almost fed up seeing all the corpses and pyres along the bank of the river.
- I let out a strangled gasp, recoiling from the corpse on the pyre as if its cold skin had burned my fingers.
- Later, she burns it, in an image that brings to mind the burning pyres of sheep and cattle.
- Members of the family then left the burning pyre to go home and bathe.
- Pawar, how can you stop the innumerable particles of dust rising from their burning pyres?
- Mondo then cast a Fire spell and allowed the blaze to consume the pyre.
- In the dark we went past a burning pyre only yards from the hedge separating the road and the field.
- And the constant smog brought on by the burning-cattle pyres in Trafalgar Square is making my eyes water.
- This girl was blazing like a pyre of psymantic energy, with waves of blue and white constantly washing over her.
- According to Mr Tobin, a Council overseer spotted the black plumes of polluting smoke from the burning pyre.
- With a ‘whoosh’, the dried wood and grasses caught fire, and the flames licked around the pyre.
- The horrific TV pictures of huge burning pyres of animal carcases helped make animal welfare a more sensitive issue.
- ‘Re-starting burning in pyres might also be required,’ it warns.
- The most effective of the photographs is Gandhi's reflective and praying mood, beside the burning pyre of his wife.
- The best of helmets, gold and mail are placed on the pyre, and the fire grows, enveloping the great King.
- Burning of carcasses on pyres was described as ‘barbaric and medieval’.
- Two people caught him and hurled him into the burning pyre.
- Just keep away from the burning pyres of fetid animal carcasses, and you'll be fine!
- After a time, only one Sathe was left standing by the pyre that blazed in the circle.
- They built a pyre on a great ship and sent it burning into the sea.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur 'fire'.

fire from Old English:
In ancient and medieval thought fire was seen, along with water, air, and earth, as one of the four elements. The word goes back to an ancient root that also gave us the Greek word for fire, pur, the source of pyre (mid 17th century) and pyromaniac (mid 19th century). The phrase fire and brimstone is a traditional description of the torments of hell. In the biblical book of Revelation there is a reference to ‘a lake of fire burning with brimstone’. Brimstone (Old English) is an old word for sulphur, and literally means ‘burning stone’. A fire-and-brimstone sermon is one that gives vivid warning of the dangers of going to hell if you misbehave. To set the world on fire is to do something remarkable. An earlier British version was to set the Thames on fire, and a Scottish one is set the heather on fire. Whichever version is used, it tends to be with a negative implication. In Anthony Trollope's novel The Eustace Diamonds (1873) Lady Glencora is clear about the limitations of ‘poor Lord Fawn’ who ‘will never set the Thames on fire’.

Rhymes

acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah

Definition of pyre in US English:

pyre

nounˈpī(ə)rˈpaɪ(ə)r

A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.
（尤指火葬用的）柴堆
Example sentencesExamples
- The horrific TV pictures of huge burning pyres of animal carcases helped make animal welfare a more sensitive issue.
- Pawar, how can you stop the innumerable particles of dust rising from their burning pyres?
- Burning of carcasses on pyres was described as ‘barbaric and medieval’.
- Later, she burns it, in an image that brings to mind the burning pyres of sheep and cattle.
- With a ‘whoosh’, the dried wood and grasses caught fire, and the flames licked around the pyre.
- The most effective of the photographs is Gandhi's reflective and praying mood, beside the burning pyre of his wife.
- I let out a strangled gasp, recoiling from the corpse on the pyre as if its cold skin had burned my fingers.
- In the dark we went past a burning pyre only yards from the hedge separating the road and the field.
- Mondo then cast a Fire spell and allowed the blaze to consume the pyre.
- They built a pyre on a great ship and sent it burning into the sea.
- Just keep away from the burning pyres of fetid animal carcasses, and you'll be fine!
- This girl was blazing like a pyre of psymantic energy, with waves of blue and white constantly washing over her.
- Two people caught him and hurled him into the burning pyre.
- The best of helmets, gold and mail are placed on the pyre, and the fire grows, enveloping the great King.
- ‘Re-starting burning in pyres might also be required,’ it warns.
- According to Mr Tobin, a Council overseer spotted the black plumes of polluting smoke from the burning pyre.
- We were almost fed up seeing all the corpses and pyres along the bank of the river.
- And the constant smog brought on by the burning-cattle pyres in Trafalgar Square is making my eyes water.
- Members of the family then left the burning pyre to go home and bathe.
- After a time, only one Sathe was left standing by the pyre that blazed in the circle.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur ‘fire’.

单词	pyre
释义	Definition of pyre in English: pyre noun pʌɪəˈpaɪ(ə)r A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony. （尤指火葬用的）柴堆 Example sentencesExamples We were almost fed up seeing all the corpses and pyres along the bank of the river. I let out a strangled gasp, recoiling from the corpse on the pyre as if its cold skin had burned my fingers. Later, she burns it, in an image that brings to mind the burning pyres of sheep and cattle. Members of the family then left the burning pyre to go home and bathe. Pawar, how can you stop the innumerable particles of dust rising from their burning pyres? Mondo then cast a Fire spell and allowed the blaze to consume the pyre. In the dark we went past a burning pyre only yards from the hedge separating the road and the field. And the constant smog brought on by the burning-cattle pyres in Trafalgar Square is making my eyes water. This girl was blazing like a pyre of psymantic energy, with waves of blue and white constantly washing over her. According to Mr Tobin, a Council overseer spotted the black plumes of polluting smoke from the burning pyre. With a ‘whoosh’, the dried wood and grasses caught fire, and the flames licked around the pyre. The horrific TV pictures of huge burning pyres of animal carcases helped make animal welfare a more sensitive issue. ‘Re-starting burning in pyres might also be required,’ it warns. The most effective of the photographs is Gandhi's reflective and praying mood, beside the burning pyre of his wife. The best of helmets, gold and mail are placed on the pyre, and the fire grows, enveloping the great King. Burning of carcasses on pyres was described as ‘barbaric and medieval’. Two people caught him and hurled him into the burning pyre. Just keep away from the burning pyres of fetid animal carcasses, and you'll be fine! After a time, only one Sathe was left standing by the pyre that blazed in the circle. They built a pyre on a great ship and sent it burning into the sea. Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur 'fire'. fire from Old English: In ancient and medieval thought fire was seen, along with water, air, and earth, as one of the four elements. The word goes back to an ancient root that also gave us the Greek word for fire, pur, the source of pyre (mid 17th century) and pyromaniac (mid 19th century). The phrase fire and brimstone is a traditional description of the torments of hell. In the biblical book of Revelation there is a reference to ‘a lake of fire burning with brimstone’. Brimstone (Old English) is an old word for sulphur, and literally means ‘burning stone’. A fire-and-brimstone sermon is one that gives vivid warning of the dangers of going to hell if you misbehave. To set the world on fire is to do something remarkable. An earlier British version was to set the Thames on fire, and a Scottish one is set the heather on fire. Whichever version is used, it tends to be with a negative implication. In Anthony Trollope's novel The Eustace Diamonds (1873) Lady Glencora is clear about the limitations of ‘poor Lord Fawn’ who ‘will never set the Thames on fire’. Rhymes acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah Definition of pyre in US English: pyre nounˈpī(ə)rˈpaɪ(ə)r A heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony. （尤指火葬用的）柴堆 Example sentencesExamples The horrific TV pictures of huge burning pyres of animal carcases helped make animal welfare a more sensitive issue. Pawar, how can you stop the innumerable particles of dust rising from their burning pyres? Burning of carcasses on pyres was described as ‘barbaric and medieval’. Later, she burns it, in an image that brings to mind the burning pyres of sheep and cattle. With a ‘whoosh’, the dried wood and grasses caught fire, and the flames licked around the pyre. The most effective of the photographs is Gandhi's reflective and praying mood, beside the burning pyre of his wife. I let out a strangled gasp, recoiling from the corpse on the pyre as if its cold skin had burned my fingers. In the dark we went past a burning pyre only yards from the hedge separating the road and the field. Mondo then cast a Fire spell and allowed the blaze to consume the pyre. They built a pyre on a great ship and sent it burning into the sea. Just keep away from the burning pyres of fetid animal carcasses, and you'll be fine! This girl was blazing like a pyre of psymantic energy, with waves of blue and white constantly washing over her. Two people caught him and hurled him into the burning pyre. The best of helmets, gold and mail are placed on the pyre, and the fire grows, enveloping the great King. ‘Re-starting burning in pyres might also be required,’ it warns. According to Mr Tobin, a Council overseer spotted the black plumes of polluting smoke from the burning pyre. We were almost fed up seeing all the corpses and pyres along the bank of the river. And the constant smog brought on by the burning-cattle pyres in Trafalgar Square is making my eyes water. Members of the family then left the burning pyre to go home and bathe. After a time, only one Sathe was left standing by the pyre that blazed in the circle. Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur ‘fire’.
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