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Light
lʌɪt
- the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
"the light of the sun"
illumination brightness luminescence luminosity shining gleaming gleam brilliance radiance lustre glowing glow blaze glare dazzle daylight light of day natural light sunlight- a source of illumination, especially an electric lamp
"a light came on in his room"
- decorative illuminations
"Christmas lights"
- a traffic light
"turn right at the lights"
- the amount or quality of light in a place
"the plant requires good light"
- the light falling on the windows of a house
- an expression in someone's eyes indicating a particular emotion or mood
"a shrewd light entered his eyes"
- a person's opinions, standards, and abilities
"leaving the police to do the job according to their lights"
- understanding of a problem or mystery; enlightenment
"she saw light dawn on the woman's face"
aspect angle slant approach interpretation viewpoint standpoint context point of view vantage point understanding enlightenment illumination comprehension insight awareness knowledge elucidation explanation clarification edification- spiritual illumination by divine truth
- an area of something that is brighter or paler than its surroundings
"sunshine will brighten the natural lights in your hair"
- a device used to produce a flame or spark
"he asked me for a light"
- a window or opening to let light in
"the bedroom has a wide bay with leaded lights"
- a perpendicular division of a mullioned window
- a pane of glass forming the roof or side of a greenhouse or the top of a cold frame
- a person eminent in a particular sphere of activity
"volunteers have been the shining lights of the community"
- (in a crossword puzzle) a blank space to be filled by a letter
- provide with light or lighting; illuminate
"the room was lit by a number of small lamps"
- switch on (an electric light)
"only one of the table lamps was lit"
- provide a light for (someone) so that they can see where they are going
"I'll light you down to the gate"
- make (something) start burning; ignite
"Allen gathered sticks and lit a fire"
set alight set light to set burning set on fire set fire to put/set a match to ignite kindle burn spark (off) fire touch off start torch- begin to burn; be ignited
"the gas wouldn't light properly"
- having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark
"the bedrooms are light and airy"
- (of a colour) pale
"her eyes were light blue"