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alight


These are words and phrases related to alight. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of alight.

A BURNING BUILDING, VEHICLE, ETC.


Soon the neighbouring houses were alight.

Synonyms and examples


burning
He entered a burning house to rescue a child.
in flames
The whole block was in flames.
ablaze
By nightfall dozens of buildings were ablaze.
aflame
literary
Shops and vehicles were set aflame.
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See words related to alight


burn
burn (fuel)
blaze
smoulder
UK
scorch
singe
sear
char
blacken
incinerate
catch fire
catch alight
kindle
burst into flames
combust
ignite
formal
set on fire
set fire to
put a match to
UK
burn down
burn to the ground
go up
go up in flames
go up in smoke
consume
torch
commit arson
scald
burn to a crisp
overcook
burnt
Learn more
If you make fire or damage something with fire, you burn it. We use different words to describe things that start burning. If you make a fire in order to destroy something, you are burning something down. A burning building, vehicle, etc. is a building, vehicle, etc. that is on fire or being destroyed by fire. If you burn yourself or part of your body, you damage your body by touching or getting too close to something that is very hot. If you burn food, you cook it too much.

alight | American Thesaurus


alight


verb
These are words and phrases related to alight. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of alight.
No one was waiting for her when she alighted from the bus.

Synonyms


come down
get down
dismount
descend
land
touch down
thump down
climb down
get off
disembark
detrain
deplane
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