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alight
adjective [after verb] (BURNING) /əˈlaɪt/Definition
(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
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- scald verb
- singe noun
- singe verb
- smoke noun (GREY GAS)
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