bonfire vs guidepost

bonfire

verb
  • To destroy (something) by, or as if by, burning on a bonfire; (more generally) to burn or set alight. 

  • To fire (pottery) using a bonfire. 

  • To make, or celebrate around, a bonfire. 

noun
  • A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal. 

  • A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish. 

  • Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc. 

guidepost

noun
  • Anything that provides guidance; a guideline. 

  • A signpost. 

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