Synonyms for fireworks


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fahyuh r-wurk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪərˌwɜrk


Définition of fireworks

Origin :
  • 1570s, from fire (n.) + works (see work (n.)).
  • noun pyrotechnic display at celebrations
Example sentences :
  • The Fireworks Music was scored for fifty-six wind instruments.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • Well, then, le's have Fourth o' July fireworks next Sunday mornin'!
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Did you know you are to drive me into town in the phaeton for the fireworks?
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • These dismal shells, when they burst in the air, were like the fireworks at a fte.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Nevertheless, this colossal hospitality--apart from the fireworks--cost us nothing at all.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • The rain was falling and interfered no doubt with the proper explosion of the fireworks.
  • Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf
  • "Pity for the poor folk with their fireworks," said Father Dan.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • I have said that on that memorable Fourth of July there were no fireworks.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • No one is leaving yet, and there is to be a display of fireworks in the grounds.
  • Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
  • They prepared a great number of illuminations, too, and fireworks, for the night.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott

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