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(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation The light was filtered through a soft glass window |
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Any device serving as a source of illumination He stopped the car and turned off the lights |
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A particular perspective or aspect of a situation Although he saw it in a different light |
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He still did not understand |
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The quality of being luminous Emitting or reflecting light Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |
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An illuminated area He stepped into the light |
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A condition of spiritual awareness Divine illumination Follow God's light |
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The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark |
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A person regarded very fondly The light of my life |
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Having abundant light or illumination They played as long as it was light As long as the lighting was good |
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Mental understanding as an enlightening experience He finally saw the light Can you shed light on this problem? |
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Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance He had a sparkle in his eye There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes |
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Public awareness It brought the scandal to light |
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A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul |
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A visual warning signal They saw the light of the beacon There was a light at every corner |
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A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires Do you have a light? |
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Make lighter or brighter This lamp lightens the room a bit |
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Begin to smoke After the meal |
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Some of the diners lit up |
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To come to rest, settle Misfortune lighted upon him |
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Cause to start burning Subject to fire or great heat Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter Light a cigarette |
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Fall to somebody by assignment or lot The task fell to me It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims |
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Alight from (a horse) |
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Of comparatively little physical weight or density A light load Magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C |
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(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent Light blue Light colors such as pastels A light-colored powder |
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Of the military or industry Using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment Light infantry Light cavalry Light industry Light weapons |
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Not great in degree or quantity or number A light sentence A light accent Casualties were light Light snow was falling Light misty rain Light smoke from the chimney |
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Psychologically light Especially free from sadness or troubles A light heart |
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Characterized by or emitting light A room that is light when the shutters are open The inside of the house was airy and light |
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(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable A weak stress on the second syllable |
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Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal Not rich or heavily seasoned A light diet |
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(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency Light soil |
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(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings Clear laughter like a waterfall Clear reds and blues A light lilting voice like a silver bell |
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Moving easily and quickly Nimble The dancer was light and graceful A lightsome buoyant step Walked with a light tripping step |
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Demanding little effort Not burdensome Light housework Light exercise |
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Of little intensity or power or force The light touch of her fingers A light breeze |
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(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average Light water is ordinary water |
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Weak and likely to lose consciousness Suddenly felt faint from the pain Was sick and faint from hunger Felt light in the head A swooning fit Light-headed with wine Light-headed from lack of sleep |
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Very thin and insubstantial Thin paper Light summer dresses |
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Marked by temperance in indulgence Abstemious with the use of adverbs A light eater A light smoker Ate a light supper |
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Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so A light pound A scant cup of sugar Regularly gives short weight |
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Having little importance Losing his job was no light matter |
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Intended primarily as entertainment Not serious or profound Light verse A light comedy |
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Silly or trivial Idle pleasure Light banter Light idle chatter |
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Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight Light aircraft A light truck |
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Having relatively few calories Diet cola Light (or lite) beer Lite (or light) mayonnaise A low-cal diet |
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(of sleep) easily disturbed In a light doze A light sleeper A restless wakeful night |
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Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior Her easy virtue He was told to avoid loose (or light) women Wanton behavior |
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With few burdens Experienced travellers travel light |
| adj | light, airy, buoyant, floaty, feathery, featherlike, lightweight, low-density, featherweight, lighter-than-air |
| adj | light, light-colored, pale, pastel, powdery, palish, white, achromatic |
| adj | light, light-armed, lightly-armed |
| adj | light, easy |
| adj | light, fooling, casual |
| adj | light, ablaze, inflamed, reddened, bioluminescent, bright, candescent, floodlit, floodlighted, fluorescent, illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted, illuminating, incandescent, candent, lamplit, lighting-up, livid, phosphorescent, sunlit, sunstruck, white, luminescent |
| adj | unaccented, weak, unstressed, unaccented |
| adj | digestible |
| adj | friable, sandy, loose |
| adj | clean, clear, unclouded, pure |
| adj | lightsome, tripping, light-footed |
| adj | undemanding |
| adj | light, easy, gentle, soft |
| adj | light |
| adj | faint, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded, ill, sick |
| adj | flimsy, thin |
| adj | abstemious, temperate |
| adj | scant, short, insufficient, deficient |
| adj | insignificant, unimportant |
| adj | frivolous |
| adj | idle, frivolous |
| adj | leavened |
| adj | light-duty |
| adj | lite, low-cal, nonfat, fat-free, fatless |
| adj | wakeful, shallow |
| adj | easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton, unchaste |
| noun | visible light, visible radiation, actinic radiation, actinic ray
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| noun | light source, source of illumination
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| noun | position, view, perspective |
| noun | luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, physical property
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| noun | scene |
| noun | illumination, condition, status |
| noun | lightness, visual property
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| noun | friend |
| noun | insight, brainstorm, brainwave |
| noun | lighting, illumination |
| noun | public knowledge, general knowledge
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| noun | sparkle, spark, vitality, verve, expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face |
| noun | Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within, ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality |
| noun | visual signal
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| noun | lighter, igniter, ignitor, device |
| verb | illume, illumine, light up, illuminate, lighten, lighten up
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| verb | light up, fire up, ignite |
| verb | alight, perch, land, set down
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| verb | ignite, burn, combust |
| verb | fall, fall, return, pass, devolve |
| verb | unhorse, dismount, get off, get down, descend, fall, go down, come down
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| adv | lightly |