Associations to the word «Afire»

Wiktionary

AFIRE, adjective. On fire

Dictionary definition

AFIRE, adjective. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "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".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain