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fireworks

  • noun
  • fire·works
  • /ˈfaɪ̯.ə.wɜːks/

An event or a display where fireworks are set off.

Other meanings

  1. A boisterous or violent event or situation.

    “I left the room after John came home drunk but before the fireworks went off.”

Related words

  • fireworks night
  • get to the fireworks factory
  • fireworks display

Example sentences

  • “I'm trying to sleep and there are fireworks.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fireworks” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.