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On fire Moderate

On fire has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

"houses on fire"

Prep_phrase
1

Being burned by fire.

Example Sentences
"forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning" adjective
"even the car's tires were aflame" adjective
"a night aflare with fireworks" adjective
"candles alight on the tables" adjective
"houses on fire" adjective
See Also
good incension alight rapid fire burn result
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ire aire sire lire dire gire cire pire mire tire vire eire wire hire fire geire noire swire twire adire
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