afire, ablaze(p), aflame, aflare, alight, on fire
(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”
ablaze, aflame, aroused
(adjective) keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; “his face all ablaze with excitement”- Bram Stoker; “he was aflame with desire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aflame (comparative more aflame, superlative most aflame)
in flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it
showing anger or contempt
• ablaze
• afire
• flaming
Source: Wiktionary
A*flame", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + flame.]
Definition: Inflames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.