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alight
adjective
verb
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
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adjective
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”
verb
come down
“the birds alighted”
verb
to come to rest, settle
“Misfortune lighted upon him”
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forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
even the car's tires were aflame
a night aflare with fireworks
candles alight on the tables
houses on fire
the birds alighted
Misfortune lighted upon him
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