Associations to the word «Alight»
Noun
- Tarzan
- Piazza
- Mule
- Pane
- Bonnet
- Posture
- Hap
- Beak
- Fling
- Midst
- Burn
- Hearth
- Wing
- Ape
- Landlord
- Cheer
- Lodging
- Splendour
- Face
- Portico
- Countenance
- Sledge
- Fare
- Kneeling
- Foot
- Traveler
- Luggage
- Gaze
- Plunge
- Sill
- Curiosity
- Pausing
- Flicker
- Vulture
- Hawk
- Sooner
- Furnace
- Parlour
- Squirrel
- Chimney
- Bungalow
- Pouch
- Dragoon
- Hubert
- Skirt
- Hotel
- Zoe
- Ditch
- Heel
- Joy
- Glare
- Clock
- Hoof
- Laughter
- Fascination
- Grass
- Parapet
- Comer
Adjective
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
Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you
want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's
gone, gone forever.