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Thanks Real. Keep your reading up and learn more and more words. Good luck!
Binoy:
word-5 (22-01-12)
ablaze (adjective) [syn. aflame, afire]
1 প্রজ্জ্বলিত; burning very strongly
The whole building was soon ablaze.
The house was ablaze, and the flames could be seen from miles around.
2 উজ্জ্বল; brightly lit or brightly coloured
The ballroom was ablaze with lights.
The field was ablaze with poppies and wild flowers.
The trees were ablaze with the colours of autumn.
There were lights still ablaze as they drove up to the house.
The sky above London was ablaze with a spectacular firework display.
3. আবেগে পূর্ণ; full of strong emotion or excitement:
He was aflame with desire.
Her face was ablaze with excitement.
He turned to her, his eyes ablaze with anger.
phrasal/collocational/idiomatic/proverbial expressions:
set ablaze
জ্বালিয়ে দেওয়া; set something on fire
Cars and buses were set ablaze during hartal.
Usage note: The word ‘ablaze’ is always used after verb and noun, and not before them.
Incorrect: the ablaze house
Correct: The house ablaze.
Correct: The house was ablaze.
Structural note: The word ‘ablaze’ is derived from the word ‘blaze’ which means fire. ‘Blaze’ is a noun and when the prefix ‘a’ is added, it becomes an adjective.
nafrin:
nice post
Binoy:
Thanks Nujhat.
nafrin:
waiting to get some more sir
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