| VERB | motion | alight, light, perch | to come to rest, settle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | lighted up by or as by fire or flame. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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