alight

  • (s) lighted up by or as by fire or flame
    • forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
    • even the car's tires were aflame
    • a night aflare with fireworks
    • candles alight on the tables
    • houses on fire
    afire, on fire, ablaze, aflame, aflare,

Verbs

  • (v) to come to rest, settle
    • Misfortune lighted upon him
    perch, light,
  • (v) come down
    • the birds alighted
    climb down,

Synonyms

afire on fire ablaze aflame aflare perch light climb down

Words of close approximity

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