alight (
http://definr.com/alight)
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)]
v 1: to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him."
[syn:
light,
perch]
2: come down, as of a bird [syn:
climb down]