| Adj. | 1. | afire - 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"lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" | |