set afire
set ablaze
set aflame
set on fire
torch
light
erupt
put to the torch
conflagrate
ignite
combust
take fire
catch fire
catch
fireraising
kindle
enkindle
inflame
blaze
light up
cut loose
igniferous
keep in
tinder
burn
burning
aburn
fire
controlled burn
firesetting
set
flame
seat
ignition
flammable
ablaze
lighted
arsonry
flamenship
lit
firing
burnfire
flammant
ignigenous
bonfirelike
pyrolatrous
low
blazen
firedrake
arsonical
bommie
conflagrator
alight
fireward
burnishment
postflame
bonfire
blaze up
blackline
lighting
flamethrowing
inflammation
go up in smoke
flameout
kindling
insurance fire
set alight
brew up
live
inflammable
serpentine
firestarter
flammiferous
flaminical
flashfire
fizzler
postfire
igniferous
burning
aburn
flammable
lighted
lit
flammant
ignigenous
bonfirelike
pyrolatrous
arsonical
alight
postflame
flamethrowing
live
inflammable
flammiferous
flaminical
postfire
ablaze
fireward
fireraising
burn
fire
firesetting
flame
seat
ignition
burning
arsonry
flamenship
firing
burnfire
firedrake
bommie
conflagrator
burnishment
blackline
lighting
inflammation
flameout
kindling
insurance fire
serpentine
firestarter
flashfire
fizzler
low
light
set afire
set ablaze
set aflame
set on fire
torch
light
erupt
put to the torch
conflagrate
ignite
combust
take fire
catch fire
catch
kindle
enkindle
inflame
blaze
light up
cut loose
keep in
tinder
fire
controlled burn
set
flame
burn
low
blazen
bonfire
blaze up
go up in smoke
set alight
brew up
verb
- To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
- To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion").
noun
- An arsonist.
- A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
- A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
- A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
- A torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion").
verb
- To set fire to; to set burning.
- To start (a fire).
- To become ignited; to take fire.
- To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To find by chance.
noun
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A cigarette lighter.
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- The power of perception by vision.
adj
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- With low viscosity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- Served with extra milk or cream.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
adv
verb
verb
- start burning
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- to hook or entangle
- attract and fix
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- reach in time
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- be struck or affected by
- check oneself during an action
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- see or watch
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- detect a blunder or misstep
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- come down with
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- attract; cause to be enamored
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- take in and retain
- spread or be communicated
- be the catcher
- become aware of
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
noun
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- the quantity that was caught
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- To set in a blaze; burn.
- To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- To disclose; bewray; defame
- To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
- To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
- To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
- To smoke marijuana.
- To blazon
- To blow, as from a trumpet
- To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
- To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
- To publish; announce publicly
- To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
- To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
- To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
noun
- Publication; the act of spreading widely by report
- A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
- A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
- A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
- A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
- A hand consisting of five face cards.
- Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
adj
noun
- The act of burning something with fire.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- Tobacco.
- The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- The firing of a spacecraft's rockets in order to change its course.
- A stream.
- A sensation resembling such an injury.
- A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
- A disease in vegetables; brand.
verb
- To cause to be consumed by fire.
- To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
- In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
- To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.
- In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.
- To be consumed by fire, or in flames.
- To increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge).
- To render subtitles into a video's content while transcoding it, making the subtitles part of the image.
- To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
- To sunburn.
- To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- To overheat so as to make unusable.
- To insult or defeat.
- To accidentally touch a moving stone.
- To blackmail.
- To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
- To compromise (an agent's cover story).
- To discard.
- To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
- To betray.
- To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
- To shoot someone with a firearm.
- To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
- To cauterize.
- To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
adj
- On fire.
- Feeling very hot.
- Feeling great passion.
- Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
- So hot as to seem to burn (something).
- Being keenly discussed.
noun
- A fire.
- A fiery pain.
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- purposefully remove certain number of coins in circulation, by sending it to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
adj
verb
- To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- To forcibly direct (something).
- To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- To drive away by setting a fire.
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- To set off an explosive in a mine.
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
- To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- To cause an action potential in a cell.
- To cauterize.
noun
- The elements necessary to start a fire.
- A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
adj
verb
- To start (a fire).
- To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To prepare (a stage or film set).
- To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- To defeat a contract.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- To put (something) down, to rest.
- To produce after pollination.
- To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- To sit (be in a seated position).
- To arrange (type).
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To introduce or describe.
- To solidify.
- To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- To adjust.
- To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- To suit; to become.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- To determine or settle.
- To fit music to words.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
noun
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- Set theory.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- An object made up of several parts.
- General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- A drum kit, a drum set.
- A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
adj
noun
- flame
- The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
- A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
verb
- To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
adj
noun
- The starting point of a fire.
- An ejection seat.
- The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting.
- A piece of furniture made for sitting; e.g. a chair, stool or bench; any improvised place for sitting.
- The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.
- The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.
- A place in which to sit.
- An electoral district, especially for a national legislature.
- Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.
- One of a series of departmental placements given to a trainee solicitor as part of their training contract.
- A part or surface on which another part or surface rests.
- A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.
- The location of a governing body.
- A temporary residence, such as a country home or a hunting lodge.
- The place occupied by anything, or where any person, thing or quality is situated or resides; a site.
verb
- To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.
- To settle; to plant with inhabitants.
- To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.
- To put a seat or bottom in.
- To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
- To provide with a place to sit.
- To request or direct one or more persons to sit.
- To assign the seats of.
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A flame; fire; blaze.
- An area of low pressure; a depression.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- Barrow, mound, tumulus.
adv
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- Close to the ground.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
adj
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Below the batter's knees.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Low-cut.
- Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- Being near the equator.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Simple in complexity or development.
- Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
noun
adj
- Burning, lit, on fire.
- Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
- Aglow with activity or emotion.
- Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
adv
verb
- Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
- Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
- Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
noun
verb
- To fire (pottery) using a bonfire.
- To make, or celebrate around, a bonfire.
- To destroy (something) by, or as if by, burning on a bonfire; (more generally) to burn or set alight.
noun
- A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
- A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.
- Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc.
adj
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- Having life; that is alive.
- Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- Still in active play.
- Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- In person.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
adv
verb
- To cope.
- To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
- To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- To pass life in a specified manner.
- To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- To be alive; to have life.
- To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
noun
- A kind of firework.
- Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
- An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
- in dressage, a winding walk across on the arena
- An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
- Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
- A coiled distillation tube.
- Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
adj
adj
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