alightadjective [ after verb ]
uk/əˈlaɪt/us/əˈlaɪt/alight adjective [ after verb ] (BURNING)
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.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- blaze
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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alight adjective [ after verb ] (SHINING BRIGHTLY)
brightly lit up:
The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.
literary showing excitement and happiness:
Her eyes were alight with mischief.
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Giving out light
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glance
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- light
- redshift
- reflected ray
- shiny
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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Excited, interested and enthusiastic
alightverb
uk/əˈlaɪt/us/əˈlaɪt/old-fashionedalight verb (GET OUT OF)
[ I ] formal to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus:
The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.
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Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- aboard
- bestride
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- embark
- get
- get off (sth)
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle
alight verb (LAND ON)
[ I + adv/prep ] formal to land on something:
A butterfly alighted gently on the flower.
[ I + adv/prep ] literary to find or unexpectedly see something:
As she glanced round the room her eyes alighted upon a small child.
I spent an hour in the bookshop before alighting on the perfect present.
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Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- aboard
- bestride
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- embark
- get
- get off (sth)
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle
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Finding and discovering