Definitions for brush-fire
brush-fire
brush-fire
Spelling: [bruhsh-fahyuh r]
IPA: /ˈbrʌʃˌfaɪər/
Brush-Fire is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 262 anagrams from letters in brush-fire (-befhirrsu).
Definitions for brush-fire
noun
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a fire in an area of bushes, shrubs, or brush, as distinct from a forest fire.
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any small but persistent problem, as within a large organization, a department of a government, or between nations:
adjective
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limited in scope, area, or importance, as some labor disputes or local skirmishes.
Origin of brush-fire
First recorded in 1945-50
Examples for brush-fire
The other man did say, A pit tea it was she could nt have had a little sight to see that brush-fire ahead.