alight

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: lightperchclimb downablaze(p)afire(p)aflame(p)aflare(p)alight(p)on fire(p)

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. to come to rest, settle“Misfortune lighted upon him”Synonyms: lightperch
  2. come down“the birds alighted”Synonyms: climb down

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: ablaze(p)afire(p)aflame(p)aflare(p)alight(p)on fire(p)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alightedsometimes Alit; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. [=a]l[imac]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l[imac]htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. l[imac]ht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.]

1.To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. [1913 Webster]

2.To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. [1913 Webster]

3.To come or chance (upon). [R.] [1913 Webster]

Alight \A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
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