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ablaze |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ablaze \A*blaze"\, adv & a. [Pref. a- + blaze.] 1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming. --Milman. All ablaze with crimson and gold. --Longfellow. 2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire. The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos --Carlyle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ablaze adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {aflame}, {aroused}, {turned on(p)}] 2: 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)}] 3: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" [syn: {flaming}] 4: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {inflamed}, {reddened}]
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