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Lightish
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| light1 (laɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the medium of illumination that makes sight possible |
| 2. | Also called: visible radiation electromagnetic radiation that is capable of causing a visual sensation and has wavelengths from about 380 to about 780 nanometres |
| 3. | (not in technical usage) electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength outside this range, esp ultraviolet radiation: ultraviolet light |
| 4. | the sensation experienced when electromagnetic radiation within the visible spectrum falls on the retina of the eyeRelated: photo- |
| 5. | anything that illuminates, such as a lamp or candle |
| 6. | See traffic light |
| 7. | a particular quality or type of light: a good light for reading |
| 8. | a. illumination from the sun during the day; daylight |
| b. the time this appears; daybreak; dawn | |
| 9. | anything that allows the entrance of light, such as a window or compartment of a window |
| 10. | the condition of being visible or known (esp in the phrases bringorcome to light) |
| 11. | an aspect or view: he saw it in a different light |
| 12. | mental understanding or spiritual insight |
| 13. | a person considered to be an authority or leader |
| 14. | brightness of countenance, esp a sparkle in the eyes |
| 15. | a. the act of igniting or kindling something, such as a cigarette |
| b. something that ignites or kindles, esp in a specified manner, such as a spark or flame | |
| c. something used for igniting or kindling, such as a match | |
| 16. | See lighthouse |
| 17. | a. the effect of illumination on objects or scenes, as created in a picture |
| b. an area of brightness in a picture, as opposed to shade | |
| 18. | a poetic or archaic word for eyesight |
| 19. | the answer to a clue in a crossword |
| 20. | in light of, in the light of in view of; taking into account; considering |
| 21. | light at the end of the tunnel hope for the ending of a difficult or unpleasant situation |
| 22. | out like a light quickly asleep or unconscious |
| 23. | see the light |
| a. to gain sudden insight into or understanding of something | |
| b. to experience a religious conversion | |
| 24. | see the light, see the light of day |
| a. to come into being | |
| b. to come to public notice | |
| 25. | shed light on, throw light on to clarify or supply additional information on |
| 26. | stand in a person's light to stand so as to obscure a person's vision |
| 27. | strike a light |
| a. (verb) to ignite something, esp a match, by friction | |
| b. (Brit) (interjection) an exclamation of surprise | |
| —adj | |
| 28. | full of light; well-lighted |
| 29. | medium Compare dark (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting a large amount of light: light yellow |
| 30. | phonetics See dark relating to or denoting an () pronounced with front vowel resonance; clear: the French "l" is much lighter than that of English |
| —vb , lights, lighting, lighted, lit | |
| 31. | to ignite or cause to ignite |
| 32. | ( |
| 33. | to make or become cheerful or animated |
| 34. | (tr) to guide or lead by light |
| Related: photo- | |
| [Old English lēoht; related to Old High German lioht, Gothic liuhath, Latin lux] | |
| 'lightish1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'lightless1 | |
| —adj | |
| light2 (laɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not heavy; weighing relatively little |
| 2. | having relatively low density: magnesium is a light metal |
| 3. | lacking sufficient weight; not agreeing with standard or official weights |
| 4. | not great in degree, intensity, or number: light rain; a light eater |
| 5. | without burdens, difficulties, or problems; easily borne or done: a light heart; light work |
| 6. | graceful, agile, or deft: light fingers |
| 7. | not bulky or clumsy |
| 8. | not serious or profound; entertaining: light verse |
| 9. | without importance or consequence; insignificant: no light matter |
| 10. | frivolous or capricious |
| 11. | loose in morals |
| 12. | dizzy or unclear: a light head |
| 13. | (of bread, cake, etc) spongy or well leavened |
| 14. | easily digested: a light meal |
| 15. | relatively low in alcoholic content: a light wine |
| 16. | (of a soil) having a crumbly texture |
| 17. | of a vessel, lorry, etc |
| a. designed to carry light loads | |
| b. not loaded | |
| 18. | carrying light arms or equipment: light infantry |
| 19. | Compare heavy (of an industry) engaged in the production of small consumer goods using light machinery |
| 20. | aeronautics (of an aircraft) having a maximum take-off weight less than 5670 kilograms (12 500 pounds) |
| 21. | chem (of an oil fraction obtained from coal tar) having a boiling range between about 100° and 210°C |
| 22. | (of a railway) having a narrow gauge, or in some cases a standard gauge with speed or load restrictions not applied to a main line |
| 23. | bridge |
| a. (of a bid) made on insufficient values | |
| b. (of a player) having failed to take sufficient tricks to make his contract | |
| 24. | phonetics, prosody Compare heavy See also light (of a syllable, vowel, etc) unaccented or weakly stressed; short |
| 25. | phonetics the least of three levels of stress in an utterance, in such languages as English |
| 26. | informal light on lacking a sufficient quantity of (something) |
| 27. | make light of to treat as insignificant or trifling |
| —adv | |
| 28. | a less common word for lightly |
| 29. | with little equipment, baggage, etc: to travel light |
| —vb (foll by on | |
| 30. | (esp of birds) to settle or land after flight |
| 31. | to get down from a horse, vehicle, etc |
| 32. | to come upon unexpectedly |
| 33. | to strike or fall on: the choice lighted on me |
| [Old English lēoht; related to Dutch licht, Gothic leihts] | |
| 'lightish2 | |
| —adj | |
| 'lightly2 | |
| —adv | |
| 'lightness2 | |
| —n | |
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