fireball

(noun)

noun

1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)

Similar word(s): bolide

Definition categories: phenomenon, meteor

2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person

Similar word(s): powerhouse

Definition categories: person, actor, doer, worker

3. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)

Definition categories: object, ball, globe, orb

4. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

Definition categories: object, ball, globe, orb