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set the heather on fire

set the heather on fire verb: to create a disturbance.

Verb

set the heather on fire (third-person singular simple present sets the heather on fire, present participle setting the heather on fire, simple past and past participle set the heather on fire)

  1. To create a disturbance.

Forms of set the heather on fire

third-person singular presentsets the heather on fire
present participlesetting the heather on fire
past participleset the heather on fire
pastset the heather on fire
alternative formset the heather alight

Questions about set the heather on fire

What does set the heather on fire mean?
Set the heather on fire means to create a disturbance.
What part of speech is set the heather on fire?
Set the heather on fire is a verb.
What is the past tense of set the heather on fire?
The past tense of set the heather on fire is set the heather on fire.

Words near set the heather on fire in the dictionary

  1. set straight
  2. set the ball rolling
  3. set the bar
  4. set the cat among the pigeons
  5. set the heather alight
  6. set the heather on fire
  7. set the land
  8. set the pace
  9. set the record straight
  10. set the scene
  11. set the stage

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