fireball

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
2. 2
   A feisty, strong-willed person.
3. 3
   Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).
4. 4
   A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
5. 5
   A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
6. 6
   A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
7. 7
   A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.
8. 8
   A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight: A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side.
9. 9
   An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning.
10. 10
    A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”).
11. 11
    A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel.
12. 12
    A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation.

Adjective

1. 1
   Excellent, terrific.

Verb

1. 1
   To attack (someone or something) with balls of fire.
2. 2
   To explode in a ball of fire or flame.
3. 3
   To emerge suddenly; to explode.
4. 4
   To pitch a baseball very fast.