(adj) :
having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive; in a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive
"the Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. --Macaulay."
(adj) :
having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive; in a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive
"the Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. --Macaulay."