Associations to the word «Alight»
Noun
- Carriage
- Cinder
- Passenger
- Steed
- Chariot
- Horseback
- Sprang
- Fly
- Pigeon
- Perch
- Flock
- Train
- Dove
- Drove
- Leap
- Platform
- Occupant
- Horse
- Rein
- Rue
- Bus
- Crow
- Tram
- Driver
- Roof
- Boarding
- Coach
- Gentleman
- Door
- Petrol
- Conductor
- Stop
- Tree
- Cottage
- Coachman
- Limb
- Window
- Hedge
- Candle
- Car
- Dart
- Insect
- Veranda
- Eagerness
- Hackney
- Arson
- Lamp
- Instant
- Bridle
- Bonfire
- Torch
- Taper
- Flame
- Footman
- Spark
- Cab
- Inn
- Lantern
- Gasoline
- Cigar
- Pedestrian
- Excitement
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ALIGHT, verb. (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
ALIGHT, verb. (intransitive) (with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
ALIGHT, verb. (intransitive) (with on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
ALIGHT, verb. (intransitive) To come or chance (upon).
ALIGHT, verb. (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate.
ALIGHT, verb. (transitive) To set light to; light.
ALIGHT, adjective. Lit, on fire, switched on.
ALIGHT, adjective. (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.
Dictionary definition
ALIGHT, verb. To come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him".
ALIGHT, verb. Come down; "the birds alighted".
ALIGHT, 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 most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.