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# firebrand

«firebrand» in Mova's school dictionary: **a piece of burning wood, used as a torch** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (firebrands)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#m1)

2) A firebrand is a person full of fiery ideas who stirs up excitement or trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in old stories, a burning stick carried as a light; in praise, a person with a bright spark of new ideas

### examples

- The men carried firebrands to light the cave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#x1)
- She was a firebrand who led the protest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#x2)
- The poet was a firebrand of new ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#x3)
- Throw the firebrand into the pile of straw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.767/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «firebrand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.