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afire

a·fire

afire

 
pronunciation:
faIr
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: burning; on fire.
The house was afire, and smoke filled the sky.
similar words:
ablaze, alight
definition 2: very interested.
I'm afire to know whether our team won the game or not!
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The word afire contains the following part:
a-2 Old English prefix that means on
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