Thesaurus: alight

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1. v. i. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
2. v. i. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
3. v. i. To come or chance (upon).
4. a. Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
5. adj. lighted up by or as by fire or flame
6. v. to come to rest, settle
7. v. come down
8. 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.
9. Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight."Dickens.
10. j:16/v:84 v. to come to rest, settle v. come down