VERB | motion | alight, light, perch | to come to rest, settle |
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motion | alight, climb down | come down | |
ADJECTIVE | all | alight, ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, on fire | lighted up by or as by fire or flame |
Sounds | ahlay't | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | lighted up by or as by fire or flame. | |
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Example | "candles alight on the tables" | |
Synonyms | ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, on fire | |
Broader | lighted, lit | set afire or burning |
Spanish | ardiendo, ardiente, encendido | |
Catalan | ardent, encès |
Meaning | To come to rest, settle. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | light, perch | |
Broader | land, set down | reach or come to rest |
Spanish | encaramarse, posarse | |
Catalan | encimbellar-se, parar-se, posar |
Meaning | Come down. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "the birds alighted" | |
Synonym | climb down | |
Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
Spanish | apearse |
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