noun🔗ShareA fire in which bones are burned."After the archeological dig, the team carefully burned the animal remains in bonfires to prevent the spread of disease. "ritualculturehistorytraditionreligioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc."During the revolution, revolutionaries lit bonfires in the town square to burn symbols of the old regime and declare a new beginning. "cultureritualhistoryreligioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something."The town held bonfires on the beach to celebrate the summer solstice. "culturefestivaltraditioneventsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading