The Clue
Glowing (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LIT
Tags
Notes
The answer LIT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Afire
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English ___
Ignited
Illuminated
Inebriated
Intoxicated
Kindled
On, as a lamp
Plastered
Soused
Sozzled
Stewed
Tanked
Torched
Torched.
Turned on
Eng. course
___ into (assailed)
Put a match to
Set afire
Under the table
English ___ (coll. course)
Good books, briefly
Definition
LIT as a noun:
1. (literature, lit) = the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
LIGHT as a verb:
1. (light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate) = make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
2. (light up, fire up, light) = begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
3. (alight, light, perch) = to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
4. (ignite, light) = cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
5. (fall, light) = fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
6. (unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down) = get off (a horse)
LIT as an adjective:
1. (illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted) = provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
2. (lighted, lit) = set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"