Definition of Afire

1. Adjective. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. "Houses on fire"

Exact synonyms: Ablaze, Aflame, Aflare, Alight, On Fire
Similar to: Lighted, Lit

Definition of Afire

1. adv. & a. On fire.

Definition of Afire

1. Adjective. on fire ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Afire

1. being on fire [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Afire

afibrillar cementum
afibrinogenaemia
afibrinogenemia
afibs
aficionada
aficionadas
aficionadi
aficionado
aficionados
afield
afikoman
afikomans
afikomen
afikomens
afimoxifene
afire (current term)
afire(p)
afka
aflagellate
aflaj
aflame
aflame(p)
aflare
aflare(p)
aflastatin
aflat
aflatoxicosis
aflatoxin
aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase
aflatoxin B1 hydroxylase

Literary usage of Afire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"1: 18. the house of Jacob shall be afire, 4. as wax before the fire, ... 39: 8. the houses of the people, with fire, 43:12.1 will kindle afire in the houses ..."

2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... that actually appeared to be afire, presenting a most astonishing spectacle. Placed in a glass on the deck of the vessel, it sent out magnificent ..."

3. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... deadly shadow gliding close behind—Set afire by his own sallies—"Thy face is like thy mother's, my fair child!"—Cleopatra in the clay—" Wcr nie sein ..."

4. The Faith Healer: A Play in Four Acts by William Vaughn Moody (1909)
"Guess your barn 'd 'a* been afire, 'fI had n't been a-potterin' round. BEELER. Starting. I warned 'em about fire. MARTHA. Hay-mow ketched. ..."

5. The Back Blocks of China: A Narrative of Experiences Among the Chinese by Robert Logan Jack (1904)
"... and hostility —The worst rapid, the (Upper) Sin Tan—Great landslip— Perils of the downward voyage—250 trackers—Our ship afire—Diving—Gold washings. ..."

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