Afire

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Afire \A*fire"\ ([.a]*f[imac]r"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + fire.]
     On fire.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  afire
       adj : 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace";
             "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire";
             "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)},
              {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming},
              {on fire(p)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "afire":
     abandoned, ablaze, aflame, aflicker, aglow, alight, ardent,
     blazing, boiling over, breathless, burning, candent, candescent,
     comburent, committed, conflagrant, cordial, dedicated, delirious,
     devoted, devout, drunk, earnest, enthusiastic, excited, exuberant,
     faithful, febrile, fervent, fervid, fevered, feverish, fiery,
     fired, flagrant, flaming, flaring, flickering, flushed, fuming,
     glowing, guttering, hearty, heated, hot, hot-blooded, ignescent,
     ignited, impassioned, in a blaze, in a glow, in earnest, in flames,
     incandescent, inflamed, inspired, intense, intent, intent on,
     intoxicated, keen, kindled, live, lively, living, loyal, on fire,
     passionate, perfervid, red-hot, reeking, resolute, scintillant,
     scintillating, serious, sincere, smoking, smoldering, sparking,
     spirited, steaming, steamy, unextinguished, unquenched,
     unrestrained, vehement, vigorous, warm, white-hot, zealous