alight
adjective [after verb] (BURNING) /əˈlaɪt/Definition
› burning: I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight. The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight. He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight.Burning, burnt and on fire
(Definition of alight adjective (BURNING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aflame adjective
- blazing adjective
- burn verb (DAMAGE)
- burn verb (PRODUCE FLAMES)
- burnt adjective
- burnt out adjective (FIRE)
- burnt verb
- burst verb
- carbonize verb
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate verb
- inextinguishable adjective
- inflammable adjective (FIRE)
- lighted adjective
- scald verb
- singe noun
- singe verb
- smoke noun (GREY GAS)
- smoke verb (GREY GAS)
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