fireball

A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.

A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.

A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.

(informal, figurative) A feisty, strong-willed person.

(historical) A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.

(figurative) Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).

A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

(historical) A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side.

(no longer used) An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning.

(figurative, no longer used) A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation.

(no longer used) A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”).

(no longer used) A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel.

To explode in a ball of fire or flame.

(figurative) To emerge suddenly; to explode.

To pitch a baseball very fast.

To attack (someone or something) with balls of fire.

(slang) Excellent, terrific.