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alight
a·light1 / əˈlīt/ • v. [intr.] (of a bird) descend from the air and settle: a lovely blue swallow alighted on a branch. ∎ descend from a train, bus, or other form of transportation: the conductor alights to push the cable car around. PHRASAL VERBS: alight on find by chance; notice: her eyes alighted on the item. a·light2 • adv. & adj. on fire; burning: [as adj.] the house was alight when the firemen arrived | [as adv.] flammable liquid was set alight. ∎ shining brightly: [as adj.] a lamp was alight | fig. the boy's face was alight with excitement. |
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"alight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "alight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-alight.html "alight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-alight.html |
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alight2 lighted, on fire. XVIII. prob. evolved from phr. †on (also of, in) a light fire (XVI–XVIII) ablaze, where light appears to be pp. of LIGHT1 vb. kindle, ignite.
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T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alight1.html T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alight1.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alight.html T. F. HOAD. "alight." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alight.html |
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•Shiite • Trotskyite • McCarthyite
•Vishnuite • Sivaite • albite
•snakebite • frostbite • soundbite
•kilobyte • columbite • love bite
•Moabite • megabyte • gigabyte
•Jacobite • Rechabite • jadeite
•lyddite • expedite • cordite • erudite
•Luddite • recondite • troglodyte
•hermaphrodite • extradite
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"alight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "alight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-alight.html "alight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-alight.html |
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