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    [Verb]  | "alight" | \ ə-ˈlīt \


    1: to come down from something (such as a vehicle): such as

    2: dismount

    3: deplane

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English alighten "to descend, get off (of), dismount," going back to Old English alīhtan (transitive) "to lighten, relieve," (intransitive) "to descend, get off (of)," from a-, perfective prefix + līhtan "to make lighter, descend, dismount" {mat|abide|}, {mat|light:6|};

    [Verb]  | "alights" 


    1: to come to rest after descending from the air;


      * e.g., " ... a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond "




    2: to come down from something (as a vehicle);


      * e.g., " ... as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing "




    [Verb]  | "alight" 


    1: to come to rest after descending from the air;


      * e.g., " ... a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond "




    2: to come down from something (as a vehicle);


      * e.g., " ... as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing "




     [ "alight" ]

    1:  descend from a dart train, a subway and any other transportation you should know about.

      * e.g.,  ... Metallica: Gotta set it all afire, gotta set it all alight 

     [ "alight" ]

    2:  it is in a Diamond Head & Metallica song called "Helpless"

     [ "Shite Alight" ]

    1: The old turd in a burning bag trick, when the unfortunate householder stamps out the flaming faeces, the assembled throng sings out "Oooooh ooooh Shite Alight" to the tune of Desmond Dekker & The Aces "Israelites"

      * e.g.,  ... Oooooh ooooh Shite Alight 

     [ "Alight Motion" ]

    1: Editing software

      * e.g.,  ... Alight Motion is an editing software 

     [ "Alight with Darkness" ]

    1: A uprising metal/black metal band, originating from Kentucky.

      * e.g.,  ... Me:Have you heard Alight with Darkness? 

     [ "set myself alight" ]

    1: masturbation

      * e.g.,  ... i struck out in the pick-up bar, so i went home and set myself alight (for those of you in britain!) 

     [ "#nenja#h2r #baek esprd mument #vairal#sort#video #espered#200#Alight#motionfor#love" ]

    1: #nenja#h2r #baek esprd mument #vairal#sort#video #espered#200#Alight#motionfor#love

      * e.g.,  ... #nenja#h2r #baek esprd mument #vairal#sort#video #espered#200#Alight#motionfor#love 

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