Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fireball

4 senses of fireball

Sense 1
bolide, fireball -- (an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding))
       => meteor, shooting star -- (a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode)

Sense 2
powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)
       => actor, doer, worker -- (a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker")

Sense 3
fireball -- (a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning))
       => ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")

Sense 4
fireball -- (the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)
       => ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")