Local English word record

on fire

adjective · 1 sense

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

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Examples

  • 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

Word relationships

Synonyms

ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)

Source and method

This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0