The meaning of Alight

adjective

Burning fiercely.

Usage examples:

His clothes were ablaze

adjective

Burning or very bright

Usage examples:

Fire spread quickly until the whole building was ablaze., the ballroom was ablaze with lights.

adjective

On fire; burning.

Usage examples:

The whole mill was afire

adjective

In flames; burning.

Usage examples:

Pour brandy over the steaks and then set aflame

adjective

Very hot.

Usage examples:

The delicious cool of marble corridors after the blazing heat outside

verb

Burn fiercely or brightly.

Usage examples:

Plumes of smoke rose from fires blazing around the city

verb

Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.

Usage examples:

Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow

adjective

On fire.

Usage examples:

A burning building

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

verb

Disembark from an aircraft.

Usage examples:

We landed and deplaned

verb

To leave an aircraft

Usage examples:

Would all passengers please deplane by the rear doors.

verb

Move or fall downwards.

Usage examples:

The aircraft began to descend

verb

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

verb

To go down or come down something

Usage examples:

[ i ] the path descends to the valley below., [ t ] jane descended the stairs slowly in her wedding…

verb

Leave or cause to leave a train.

Usage examples:

The train from loughborough will stop at quorn for passengers to detrain

verb

Leave a ship, aircraft, or train.

Usage examples:

The passengers began to disembark

verb

To leave a ship, aircraft, etc., after a trip

Usage examples:

They disembarked in seattle.

verb

To get off a plane, train, or boat

Usage examples:

Eurostar commuters to paris disembark at gare du nord., passengers disembarking from arriving plane…

verb

Get off a horse, bicycle, or anything that one is riding.

Usage examples:

He rode over and dismounted

noun

A move in which a gymnast jumps off an apparatus or completes a floor exercise.

Usage examples:

On the uneven bars the women go for ever more complex dismounts

verb

To get off a horse or a bicycle

noun

A way out of a building, room, or passenger vehicle.

Usage examples:

She slipped out by the rear exit

verb

Go out of or leave a place.

Usage examples:

He exited from the changing rooms

verb

Move out of or depart from

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

adjective

Flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire

Usage examples:

A fiery explosion, the fiery rays of the sun, fig. fiery (= spicy hot) chili, he’s known for his fi…

adjective

Burning fiercely and emitting flames.

Usage examples:

They dragged her away from the flaming car

verb

Burn and give off flames.

Usage examples:

A great fire flamed in an open fireplace

adjective

Used to add force, especially anger, to something that is said

Usage examples:

Put that down you flaming idiot!, we had a flaming row over it last night.

phrasal verb

Lower (one's body) as by kneeling

phrasal verb

To start to direct your efforts and attention to something, esp. work

Usage examples:

We’ve got to get down to business, folks, or we’ll never get the newsletter out on time.

phrasal verb

To start to direct your efforts and attention towards something

Usage examples:

The meeting's not due to start for another five minutes but we're all here, so let's get down to bu…

verb

Catch fire or cause to catch fire.

Usage examples:

Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites

verb

Past simple and past participle of ignite

Usage examples:

The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure., the proposed restrict…

adjective

Provided with light or lighting; illuminated.

Usage examples:

Lighted tennis courts

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

verb

Come upon or discover by chance.

Usage examples:

He lit on a possible solution

adjective

Past and past participle of light1, light3.

noun

Short for literature.

Usage examples:

Chick lit

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Showing rage.

Usage examples:

A raging bull

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

adjective

Very severe or extreme

Usage examples:

A raging toothache, a raging thirst, he's got a raging (= high) temperature., a raging bore, a ragi…