noun.
A device consisting of a combination of explosives and combustibles, set off to generate colored lights, smoke, and noise for amusement.
noun.
A display of such devices.
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noun.
An exciting or spectacular display, as of musical virtuosity.
noun.
A display of rage or fierce contention.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Work wrought in the fire.
noun.
A contrivance of inflammable and explosive materials combined in various proportions, for the purpose of producing in combustion beautiful or amusing scenic effects, or to be used as a night signal on land or sea, or for various purposes in war: commonly used in the plural.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner, as gunpowder, sulphur, metallic filings, and various salts; also called a pyrotechnic device. The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework. The art of designing fireworks for purposes of entertainment is called pyrotechnics. The name firework is also given to various combustible preparations used in war.
noun.
A pyrotechnic exhibition; an entertainment consisting of the discharge of fireworks{1}.
noun.
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
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noun.
(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
Word Usage
"The whole thing just a firework, which is merely for viewing pleasure."