As verbs the difference between alight and buds
is that
alight is to make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate or
alight can be (with from) to spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount or
alight can be to light; light up; illuminate while
buds is (
bud).
As an adjective alight
is lit, on fire, switched on.
As a noun buds is
.