firelight
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/ˈfaɪə.laɪt/
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/ˈfaɪə.laɪt/ · /ˈfaɪɚ.laɪt/(US)
Definition of firelight
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
“He sat on by the cheerful firelight thrown from a bundle of green ash-sticks laid across the dogs; the sticks snapped pleasantly, and hissed out bubbles of sap from their ends.”
“He glanced continually at the diamond-panes of the casement, gleaming dimly in the firelight, and cocked his ear toward the door, as if half expecting to hear the pad of furtive feet in the corridor without.”
“Dane was startled out of the contemplation of his misery to see the medic on his knees before their row of canteens, the vial of water purifier held to the firelight for a closer inspection.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English fire liȝt, fyre lyghte, from Old English fȳrlēoht, equivalent to fire + light.
Words you can make from firelight
148 playable · top: FLIGHTIER (16 pts)
Best play flightier 16 points8-letter words
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6 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
31 words- FIGHT 12 pts
- FILTH 11 pts
- FIRTH 11 pts
- FRITH 11 pts
- THIEF 11 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GIRTH 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
- GRIFT 9 pts
- GRITH 9 pts
- LIGHT 9 pts
- RIGHT 9 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FILET 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FLIRT 8 pts
- FLITE 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- LIFER 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- REFIT 8 pts
- RIFLE 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THIRL 8 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- LIGER 6 pts
- TIGER 6 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- HEFT 10 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- GIFT 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- FELT 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- FLIT 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
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- LEFT 7 pts
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- LIFE 7 pts
- LIFT 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- RIFT 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- TRIG 5 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
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- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- FEH 9 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
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- REF 6 pts
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- THE 6 pts
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- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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