Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of ablaze

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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: {ablaze},
             {aflame}, {aroused}]
      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";
         "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)},
         {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {on fire(p)}]
      3: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze
         in autumn"
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler