Word Finder - lit

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To start (a fire).

example

We lit the fire to get some heat.

synonyms

• set

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To set fire to; to set burning.

example

She lit her last match.

synonyms

• conflagrate
• ignite
• kindle

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To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.

example

I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.

synonyms

• illuminate
• light up

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To become ignited; to take fire.

example

This soggy match will not light.

synonyms

• catch fire
• conflagrate
• ignite

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To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

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To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

example

Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.

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To find by chance.

example

I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.

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To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice

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To alight; to land or come down.

example

She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.

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To run or light (alight).

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Illuminated.

example

He walked down the lit corridor.

synonyms

• lighted
• luminous

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Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

synonyms

• stoned

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Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.

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Exciting, captivating; fun.

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This party is gonna be lit.

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Excellent, fantastic; cool.

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Those jeans are lit.

Her smile lit up his day.

She lit it and set it on the back porch.

Those eyes lit up the whole of her thin, sickly face and made it beautiful.

Half the street was in shadow, the other half brightly lit by the sun.

Jared's eyes lit up with hunger.

She'd never suspected the depths of her father's strange power, and her first attempt to channel it was the reason the house was now lit with candles.

Destiny's eyes lit up.

She lit with one foot underneath her body, and the momentum of her fall threw her forward - over the ledge.

Toby's face lit up.

After fumbling in her pocket, she found a book of matches and lit the cigarette she had stuck behind her ear.

Destiny's eyes lit up when she saw it.

Dolgorukov was still insisting that the French had retreated and had only lit fires to deceive us.

This short man had on a white leather apron which covered his chest and part of his legs; he had on a kind of necklace above which rose a high white ruffle, outlining his rather long face which was lit up from below.

Then she lit the oven and washed her hands.

She finished the cigarette and lit another.

Fury lit his insides as he regarded her easy dismissal for one of the most painful events of his life.

It lit up her features, and he saw the tiny fangs she was trying to hide.

Her blue eyes lit up when she saw him.

He was out of place, a bright light in the corner of the dimly lit room, dressed casually in jeans, T-shirt and hiking boots.

A smile of joy and satisfaction lit up her eager face.

Pulling into a well lit empty parking lot, she parked the car to the side.

His eyes lit up with excitement.

The torches around the circle were lit.

It was lit with warm yellow light.

Katie was kneeling beside the stove, her soot smudged forehead wrinkled in a frown as she lit another match.

Suppose a room lit by a single candle.

Once, when in a room with a lamp dimly lit before the icon Theodosia was talking of her life, the thought that Theodosia alone had found the true path of life suddenly came to Princess Mary with such force that she resolved to become a pilgrim herself.

Natasha looked at him, and by way of answer to his words her eyes widened and lit up.

In a dimly lit room with rich fall colors in the other decorations (especially tablecloths) like plum and burgundy, setting up candles on small mirrors on the tables can bring the atmosphere to life with a warm glow.

We also have braided wicks, where they would have used strands of cotton that required a lot of maintenance to keep lit.

The glass surrounding the lit wick can prevent small hands from accidentally brushing the open flame.

A narrow, lit walkway extended all the way down the corridor, the only part of the hall out of reach of the arms of the prisoners on either side.

He stood in the gently lit bedroom of his brother, Kiki.

The familiar warmth, his intensity -- both lit her blood afire, and she couldn't help but imagine what his hot, talented tongue could do to other parts of her body.

It was dark, the spinning world lit by the kitchen and hallway light.

The chamber beyond was dark, lit by the soft glow of a single torch beside a clear sarcophagus.

Kris lit another torch to display a darkened case on the wall.

She exited the brightly lit room into the hallway, crossing to look out the nearest window at the falling snow.

He was trying not to let the feel of Katie.s skin heat his blood, but her nearness and direct gaze lit him afire.

Gabriel.s small cottage was lit by a single candle that cast light on a collection of weapons along one wall and a few books on a bookshelf on another.

Rhyn stretched to tap fists with him, and the portal information lit up his thoughts.

The hidden sun was setting, and the white snow clouds glowed eerily, lit by the last rays of light.

She snatched the lighter on the mantle and ran to the door, standing close until the alcohol lit and spread.

He fought until the yard was lit only by the castle.s outer lighting, then onward to dawn, free after so long restraining himself around the Immortals and humans.

It took all her strength to shove the hefty door wide enough for her to enter the dark chamber beyond that was lit by a single torch.

All three whirled, and Katie.s eyes lit up.

She awoke with a jerk and looked around at the tiny cottage, lit only by a candle.

A trickle of lights lit up on the wall to her right.

The wide hallways were lit by skylights and lined with inset doors whose access pads glowed to the right of each door.

The table top lit up with a blank grey screen and four dozen multi-hued buttons, with geometric symbols she assumed was writing.