Afire
[ə'faɪə] or [ə'faɪr]
Definition
(adv. & a.) On fire.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ablaze, alight, burning, ignited
ANT:Out, extinguished, quenched
Typist: Suzy
Definition
adv. on fire: in a state of inflammation.
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Examples
- Is the house afire? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In some manner two wires had got crossed with this tinsel, which became red-hot, and the whole mass was soon afire. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Has an express come to say that his country house is afire? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Jo turned hot at the bare idea, and stuffed the whole bundle into her stove, nearly setting the chimney afire with the blaze. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Now, it's in the stable, and they'll think the place is afire,' said Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And now, having outlined a definite path, Edison was all afire to push ahead vigorously in order that he might enter in and possess the land. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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