fireball

noun

1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)

   noun.phenomenon

   Synonyms bolide

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person

   noun.person

   Synonyms ball of fire human dynamo powerhouse

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.object

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

   noun.object

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

6. Ball, or globular, lightning.

   noun

   Source: webster1913