1. saint(n = noun.person) - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization;
is a kind of deity, divinity, god, immortal
is a member of sainthood
has particulars: patron saint, ambrose, saint ambrose, st. ambrose, andrew, saint andrew, saint andrew the apostle, st. andrew, anselm, saint anselm, st. anselm, aquinas, saint thomas, saint thomas aquinas, st. thomas, st. thomas aquinas, thomas aquinas, athanasius, athanasius the great, saint athanasius, st. athanasius, augustine, augustine of hippo, saint augustine, st. augustine, basil, basil of caesarea, basil the great, st. basil, st. basil the great, becket, saint thomas a becket, st. thomas a becket, thomas a becket, baeda, beda, bede, saint baeda, saint beda, saint bede, st. baeda, st. beda, st. bede, the venerable bede, benedict, saint benedict, st. benedict, apostle of germany, boniface, saint boniface, st. boniface, winfred, wynfrith, bride, bridget, brigid, saint bride, saint bridget, saint brigid, st. bride, st. bridget, st. brigid, bruno, saint bruno, st. bruno, domingo de guzman, dominic, saint dominic, st. dominic, edward the confessor, saint edward the confessor, st. edward the confessor, edward the martyr, saint edward the martyr, st. edward the martyr, francis of assisi, giovanni di bernardone, saint francis, saint francis of assisi, st. francis, st. francis of assisi, gregory, gregory i, gregory the great, saint gregory i, st. gregory i, gregory, gregory nazianzen, gregory of nazianzen, st. gregory of nazianzen, ignatius, saint ignatius, st. ignatius, ignatius of loyola, loyola, saint ignatius of loyola, st. ignatius of loyola, irenaeus, saint irenaeus, st. irenaeus, james, saint james, saint james the apostle, st. james, st. james the apostle, eusebius hieronymus, eusebius sophronius hieronymus, hieronymus, jerome, saint jerome, st. jerome, john, john the divine, john the evangelist, saint john, saint john the apostle, st. john, st. john the apostle, john chrysostom, st. john chrysostom, john the baptist, st. john the baptist, judas, jude, saint jude, st. jude, thaddaeus, laurentius, lawrence, saint lawrence, st. lawrence, leo i, leo the great, st. leo i, louis ix, saint louis, st. louis, luke, saint luke, st. luke, mark, saint mark, st. mark, martin, st. martin, mary magdalen, mary magdalene, st. mary magdalen, st. mary magdalene, levi, matthew, saint matthew, saint matthew the apostle, st. matthew, st. matthew the apostle, nicholas, saint nicholas, st. nicholas, olaf ii, olav ii, saint olaf, saint olav, st. olaf, st. olav, apostle of the gentiles, apostle paul, paul, paul the apostle, saint paul, saul, saul of tarsus, st. paul, peter, saint peter, saint peter the apostle, simon peter, st. peter, st. peter the apostle, simon, simon the canaanite, simon the zealot, simon zelotes, st. simon, saint teresa of avila, teresa of avila, doubting thomas, saint thomas, st. thomas, thomas, thomas the doubting apostle, st. vitus, vitus
Derived forms verb saint2, noun sainthood2, noun sainthood1, adjective saintly1, verb sanctify1
2. saint(n = noun.person) angel, holy man, holy person - person of exceptional holiness;
is a kind of good person
has particulars: buddha, fakeer, fakir, faqir, faquir
Derived forms noun sainthood2, noun sainthood1, adjective saintly1, verb sanctify2, verb sanctify1
3. saint(n = noun.person) apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal;
is a kind of model, role model
has particulars: crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey, class act, humdinger
Derived forms noun sainthood2, verb sanctify2
1. saint(v = verb.emotion) enshrine - hold sacred;
is one way to fear, revere, reverence, venerate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. saint(v = verb.communication) canonise, canonize - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
is one way to adjudge, declare, hold
Derived form noun saint1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God. [1913 Webster]
"Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints." [1913 Webster]
2. One of the blessed in heaven. [1913 Webster]
"Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing." [1913 Webster]
3. One canonized by the church. [1913 Webster]
To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one). [1913 Webster]
"A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beatified, though never sainted." [1913 Webster]
"Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it." [1913 Webster]
To act or live as a saint. Shak. [1913 Webster]
saint, n. & v.
--n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS)
1 a holy or (in some Churches) a canonized person regarded as having a place in heaven.
2 (Saint or St) the title of a saint or archangel, hence the name of a church etc. (St Paul's) or (often with the loss of the apostrophe) the name of a town etc. (St Andrews; St Albans).
3 a very virtuous person; a person of great real or affected holiness (would try the patience of a saint).
4 a member of the company of heaven (with all the angels and saints).
5 ( Bibl., archaic, and used by Puritans, Mormons, etc.) one of God's chosen people; a member of the Christian Church or one's own branch of it.
--v.tr.
1 canonize; admit to the calendar of saints.
2 call or regard as a saint.
3 (as sainted adj.) sacred; of a saintly life; worthy to be regarded as a saint.
Idiom:
my sainted aunt see AUNT. saint's day a Church festival in memory of a saint .
Derivative:
saintdom n. sainthood n. saintlike adj. saintling n. saintship n.
Etymology:
ME f. OF seint, saint f. L sanctus holy, past part. of sancire consecrate
N angel, archangel, guardian angel, heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God, seraph, seraphim, cherub, cherubim, ministering spirit, morning star, saint, patron saint, Madonna, invisible helpers, angelic, seraphic, cherubic, saintly.
N Judeo-christian revelation, revelation, inspiration, afflatus, theophany, theopneusty, Word, Word of God, Scripture, the Scriptures, the Bible, Holy Writ, Holy Scriptures, inspired writings, Gospel, Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate, Pentateuch, Octateuch, the Law, the Jewish Law, the Prophets, major Prophets, minor Prophets, Hagiographa, Hagiology, Hierographa, Apocrypha, New Testament, Gospels, Evangelists, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse, Revelations, Talmud, Mishna, Masorah, prophet, evangelist, apostle, disciple, saint, the Fathers, the Apostolical Fathers, Holy Men of old, inspired penmen, scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic, evangelical, evangelistic, apostolic, apostolical, inspired, theopneustic, theophneusted, apocalyptic, ecclesiastical, canonical, textuary.
N piety, religion, theism, faith, religiousness, holiness, saintship, religionism, sanctimony, reverence, humility, veneration, devotion, prostration, grace, unction, edification, sanctity, sanctitude, consecration, spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness, theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ, believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist, the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect, Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame, Our Lady, the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light, pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, heavenly- minded, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic, saintly, saint-like, seraphic, sacred, solemn, believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic, elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, regenerated, inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, not of the earth, ne vile fano, pure-eyed Faith, thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.
N impiety, sin, irreverence, profaneness, profanity, profanation, blasphemy, desecration, sacrilege, scoffing, hypocrisy, pietism, cant, pious fraud, lip devotion, lip service, lip reverence, misdevotion, formalism, austerity, sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, pharisaism, precisianism, sabbatism, sabbatarianism, odium theologicum, sacerdotalism, bigotry blue laws, hardening, backsliding, declension, perversion, reprobation, sinner, scoffer, blasphemer, sacrilegist, sabbath breaker, worldling, hypocrite, Tartufe, Mawworm, bigot, saint, Pharisee, sabbatarian, formalist, methodist, puritan, pietist, precisian, religionist, devotee, ranter, fanatic, juramentado, the wicked, the evil, the unjust, the reprobate, sons of men, sons of Belial, the wicked one, children of darkness, impious, irreligious, desecrating, profane, irreverent, sacrilegious, blasphemous, un-hallowed, un-sanctified, un-regenerate, hardened, perverted, reprobate, hypocritical, canting, pietistical, sanctimonious, unctuous, pharisaical, overrighteous, righteous over much, bigoted, fanatical, priest-ridden, under the mask of religion, under the cloak of religion, under the pretense of religion, under the form of religion, under the guise of religion, giovane santo diavolo vecchio.
N good man, honest man, worthy, good woman, perfect lady, Madonna, model, paragon, good example, hero, heroine, demigod, seraph, angel, innocent, saint, benefactor, philanthropist, Aristides, noble liver, pattern, brick, trump, gem, jewel, good fellow, prince, diamond in the rough, rough diamond, ugly duckling, salt of the earth, one in ten thousand, one in a million, a gentleman and a scholar, pillar of society, pillar of the community, a man among men, si sic omnes!.
court of saint james's, east saint louis, edna saint vincent millay, evelyn arthur saint john waugh, federation of saint kitts and nevis, gulf of saint lawrence, lake saint clair, latter-day saint, mount saint helens, order of saint benedict, patron saint, plaster saint, revelation of saint john the divine, ruth saint denis, saint agnes's eve, saint ambrose, saint andrew, saint andrew the apostle, saint anselm, saint anthony's fire, saint athanasius, saint augustine, saint baeda, saint beda, saint bede, saint benedict, saint bernard, saint boniface, saint bride, saint bridget, saint brigid, saint bruno, saint christopher, saint christopher-nevis, saint cloud, saint crispin, saint david, saint denis, saint dominic, saint edward the confessor, saint edward the martyr, saint elizabeth ann bayley seton, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's light, saint emilion, saint eustatius, saint francis, saint francis of assisi, saint francis river, saint francis xavier, saint george, saint gregory i, saint ignatius, saint ignatius of loyola, saint ignatius' itch, saint irenaeus, saint james, saint james the apostle, saint jerome, saint joan, saint john, saint john river, saint john the apostle, saint john's, saint johns, saint johns river, saint joseph, saint jude, saint kitts, saint kitts and nevis, saint lawrence, saint lawrence river, saint lawrence seaway, saint louis, saint lucia, saint luke, saint maarten, saint mark, saint martin, saint martin's summer, saint matthew, saint matthew the apostle, saint nicholas, saint nick, saint olaf, saint olav, saint patrick, saint patrick's day, saint paul, saint peter, saint peter the apostle, saint peter's wreath, saint petersburg, saint polycarp, saint teresa of avila, saint thomas, saint thomas a becket, saint thomas aquinas, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, saint valentine's day, saint vincent, saint vincent and the grenadines, saint vitus dance
1. light(n = noun.phenomenon) visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
is a kind of actinic radiation, actinic ray
is a part of electromagnetic spectrum
has particulars: beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, candle flame, candlelight, corona, counterglow, gegenschein, daylight, firelight, fluorescence, friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, gaslight, glow, glowing, radiance, glow, half-light, glow, incandescence, lamplight, luminescence, meteor, shooting star, moon, moonlight, moonshine, starlight, sun, sunlight, sunshine, scintillation, streamer, torchlight, twilight
Derived form verb light1
2. light(n = noun.artifact) light source - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
is a kind of source of illumination
has particulars: anchor light, riding lamp, riding light, blinker, flasher, fairy light, flood, flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood, headlamp, headlight, houselights, jacklight, navigation light, night-light, panel light, room light, sconce, searchlight, running light, sidelight, strip lighting, theater light, torch
Derived form verb light1
3. light(n = noun.cognition) - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
is a kind of perspective, position, view
4. light(n = noun.attribute) brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
is a kind of physical property
has particulars: illuminance, illumination, incandescence, glow, luminescence
Derived form verb light1
5. light(n = noun.location) - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
is a kind of scene
Derived form verb light1
6. light(n = noun.state) illumination - a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
is a kind of condition, status
7. light(n = noun.attribute) lightness - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
is a kind of visual property
has particulars: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus, sunniness, highlight, highlighting, brightness
Derived form verb light1
8. light(n = noun.person) - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
is a kind of friend
9. light(n = noun.state) lighting - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
is a kind of illumination
Antonym: dark
Derived form verb light1
10. light(n = noun.cognition) - mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
is a kind of brainstorm, brainwave, insight
11. light(n = noun.attribute) spark, sparkle, twinkle - 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"
is a kind of verve, vitality, aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
12. light(n = noun.cognition) - public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
is a kind of general knowledge, public knowledge
13. light(n = noun.motive) christ within, inner light, light within - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul;
is a kind of ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals
14. light(n = noun.communication) - a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
is a kind of visual signal
has particulars: stoplight, traffic light, traffic signal
15. light(n = noun.artifact) igniter, ignitor, lighter - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
is a kind of device
has particulars: cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter, fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming, friction match, lucifer, match, match
Derived forms verb light2, verb light4
1. light(v = verb.change) illume, illuminate, illumine, light up - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
is one way to lighten, lighten up
Derived forms noun light2, noun light7, noun light4, noun light5, noun light1, noun light9
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
2. light(v = verb.consumption) fire up, light up - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
is one way to ignite, light
Derived form noun light15
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
3. light(v = verb.motion) alight, perch - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
is one way to land, set down
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
4. light(v = verb.weather) ignite - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
is one way to burn, combust
Derived forms noun light15, noun lighter2, noun lighter1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
5. light(v = verb.possession) fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
is one way to devolve, fall, pass, return
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
6. light(v = verb.motion) dismount, get down, get off, unhorse - alight from (a horse);
is one way to come down, descend, fall, go down
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
1. light(a = adj.all) - 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"
Antonym: heavy
Derived form noun lightness2
2. light(a = adj.all) light-colored - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
Antonym: dark
Derived form noun lightness4
3. light(a = adj.all) - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
Antonym: heavy
4. light(a = adj.all) - 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"
Antonym: heavy
5. light(a = adj.all) - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"
Antonym: heavy
Derived form noun lightness1
6. light(a = adj.all) - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
Antonym: dark
Derived form noun lightness5
7. light(s = adj.all) unaccented, weak - (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"
8. light(s = adj.all) - easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
9. light(s = adj.all) - (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light soil"
Derived form noun lightness2
10. light(s = adj.all) clean, clear, unclouded - (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"
11. light(s = adj.all) lightsome, tripping - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
Derived form noun lightness3
12. light(s = adj.all) - demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise"
13. light(a = adj.all) - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
Antonym: heavy
14. light(a = adj.all) - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water"
Antonym: heavy
15. light(s = adj.all) faint, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning - 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"
16. light(s = adj.all) - very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
Derived form noun lightness2
17. light(s = adj.all) abstemious - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
18. light(s = adj.all) scant, short - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
19. light(s = adj.all) - having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter"
20. light(s = adj.all) - intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
Derived form noun lightness6
21. light(s = adj.all) idle - silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
Derived form noun lightness6
22. light(s = adj.all) - designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
23. light(s = adj.all) calorie-free, lite, low-cal - having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
24. light(s = adj.all) wakeful - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
25. light(s = adj.all) easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
light(r = adv.all) lightly - with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. [1913 Webster]
" Light was regarded formerly as consisting of material particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles per second; but it is now generally understood to consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether, assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. This view of the nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave theory; the other, advocated by Newton (but long since abandoned), as the corpuscular, emission, or Newtonian theory. A more recent theory makes light to consist in electrical oscillations, and is known as the electro-magnetic theory of light." [1913 Webster]
2. That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. [1913 Webster]
"Then he called for a light, and sprang in." [1913 Webster]
"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night." [1913 Webster]
3. The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day. [1913 Webster]
"The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy." [1913 Webster]
4. The brightness of the eye or eyes. [1913 Webster]
"He seemed to find his way without his eyes;
For out o'door he went without their helps,
And, to the last, bended their light on me." [1913 Webster]
5. The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions. [1913 Webster]
"There were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks." [1913 Webster]
6. Life; existence. [1913 Webster]
"O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born !" [1913 Webster]
7. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity. [1913 Webster]
"The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered; he would never bring them to light." [1913 Webster]
8. The power of perception by vision. [1913 Webster]
"My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me." [1913 Webster]
9. That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information. [1913 Webster]
"He shall never know
That I had any light of this from thee." [1913 Webster]
10. Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity. [1913 Webster]
"Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily." [1913 Webster]
11. The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to
12. Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light. [1913 Webster]
"Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance." [1913 Webster]
13. One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity. [1913 Webster]
"Joan of Arc,
A light of ancient France." [1913 Webster]
14. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light. [1913 Webster]
" Light is used figuratively to denote that which resembles physical light in any respect, as illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening mankind." [1913 Webster]
"Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us."
1. Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light. [1913 Webster]
2. White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion. [1913 Webster]
1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with
"If a thousand candles be all lighted from one." [1913 Webster]
"And the largest lamp is lit." [1913 Webster]
"Absence might cure it, or a second mistress
Light up another flame, and put out this." [1913 Webster]
2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up. [1913 Webster]
"Ah, hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn
To light the dead." [1913 Webster]
"One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds." [1913 Webster]
"The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply
His absent beams, has lighted up the sky." [1913 Webster]
3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light. [1913 Webster]
"His bishops lead him forth, and light him on." [1913 Webster]
1. To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light. [1913 Webster]
2. To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room light up very well. [1913 Webster]
1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to be the center of gravity with force; not heavy. [1913 Webster]
"These weights did not exert their natural gravity, . . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy whilst I held them in my hand." [1913 Webster]
2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load. [1913 Webster]
"Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." [1913 Webster]
3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"Light sufferings give us leisure to complain." [1913 Webster]
4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment. [1913 Webster]
5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse. [1913 Webster]
6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift. [1913 Webster]
"Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . . but not always best subjects, for they are light to run away." [1913 Webster]
7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light. [1913 Webster]
8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. Shak. [1913 Webster]
9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread. [1913 Webster]
10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors. [1913 Webster]
11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind. [1913 Webster]
12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution. [1913 Webster]
13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind. [1913 Webster]
"There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at religion." [1913 Webster]
14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial. [1913 Webster]
"Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light." [1913 Webster]
"Specimens of New England humor laboriously light and lamentably mirthful." [1913 Webster]
15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy. [1913 Webster]
"Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?" [1913 Webster]
16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered. [1913 Webster]
"To a fair semblance doth light faith annex." [1913 Webster]
17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character. [1913 Webster]
"A light wife doth make a heavy husband." [1913 Webster]
18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin. [1913 Webster]
19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil. [1913 Webster]
Lightly; cheaply. Hooker. [1913 Webster]
To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. [1913 Webster]
"From his head the heavy burgonet did light." [1913 Webster]
1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with
"When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel." [1913 Webster]
"Slowly rode across a withered heath,
And lighted at a ruined inn." [1913 Webster]
2. To feel light; to be made happy. [1913 Webster]
"It made all their hearts to light." [1913 Webster]
3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect. [1913 Webster]
"[The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all." [1913 Webster]
"On the tree tops a crested peacock lit." [1913 Webster]
4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with
"On me, me only, as the source and spring
Of all corruption, all the blame lights due." [1913 Webster]
5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with
"The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive." [1913 Webster]
"They shall light into atheistical company." [1913 Webster]
"And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth,
And Lilia with the rest." [1913 Webster]
light, n., v., & adj.
--n.
1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
2 the medium or condition of the space in which this is present.
3 an appearance of brightness (saw a distant light).
4 a a source of light, e.g. the sun, or a lamp, fire, etc. b (in pl.) illuminations.
5 (often in pl.) a traffic-light (went through a red light; stop at the lights).
6 a the amount or quality of illumination in a place (bad light stopped play). b one's fair or usual share of this (you are standing in my light).
7 a a flame or spark serving to ignite (struck a light). b a device producing this (have you got a light?).
8 the aspect in which a thing is regarded or considered (appeared in a new light).
9 a mental illumination; elucidation, enlightenment. b hope, happiness; a happy outcome. c spiritual illumination by divine truth.
10 vivacity, enthusiasm, or inspiration visible in a person's face, esp. in the eyes.
11 (in pl.) a person's mental powers or ability (according to one's lights).
12 an eminent person (a leading light).
13 a the bright part of a thing; a highlight. b the bright parts of a picture etc. esp. suggesting illumination (light and shade).
14 a a window or opening in a wall to let light in. b the perpendicular division of a mullioned window. c a pane of glass esp. in the side or roof of a greenhouse.
15 (in a crossword etc.) each of the items filling a space and to be deduced from the clues.
16 Law the light falling on windows, the obstruction of which by a neighbour is illegal.
--v. (past lit; past part. lit or (attrib.) lighted)
1 tr. & intr. set burning or begin to burn; ignite.
2 tr. provide with light or lighting.
3 tr. show (a person) the way or surroundings with a light.
4 intr. (usu. foll. by up) (of the face or eyes) brighten with animation.
--adj.
1 well provided with light; not dark.
2 (of a colour) pale (light blue; a light-blue ribbon).
Idiom:
bring (or come) to light reveal or be revealed. festival of lights
1 = HANUKKAH.
2 = DIWALI. in a good (or bad) light giving a favourable (or unfavourable) impression. in the light of having regard to; drawing information from. light-bulb a glass bulb containing an inert gas and a metal filament, providing light when an electric current is passed through. lighting-up time the time during or after which vehicles on the road must show the prescribed lights. light meter an instrument for measuring the intensity of the light, esp. to show the correct photographic exposure.
light of day
1 daylight, sunlight.
2 general notice; public attention. light of one's life usu. joc. a much-loved person.
light-pen (or -gun)
1 a penlike or gunlike photosensitive device held to the screen of a computer terminal for passing information on to it.
2 a light-emitting device used for reading bar-codes. light show a display of changing coloured lights for entertainment.
light up
1 colloq. begin to smoke a cigarette etc.
2 switch on lights or lighting; illuminate a scene.
light-year
1 Astron. the distance light travels in one year, nearly 6 million million miles.
2 (in pl.) colloq. a long distance or great amount. lit up colloq. drunk. out like a light deeply asleep or unconscious. throw (or shed) light on help to explain.
Derivative:
lightish adj. lightless adj. lightness n.
light, adj., adv., & v.
--adj.
1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift.
2 a relatively low in weight, amount, density, intensity, etc. (light arms; light traffic; light metal; light rain; a light breeze). b deficient in weight (light coin). c (of an isotope etc.) having not more than the usual mass.
3 a carrying or suitable for small loads (light aircraft; light railway). b (of a ship) unladen. c carrying only light arms, armaments, etc. (light brigade; light infantry). d (of a locomotive) with no train attached.
4 a (of food, a meal, etc.) small in amount; easy to digest (had a light lunch). b (of drink) not heavy on the stomach or strongly alcoholic.
5 a (of entertainment, music, etc.) intended for amusement, rather than edification; not profound. b frivolous, thoughtless, trivial (a light remark).
6 (of sleep or a sleeper) easily disturbed.
7 easily borne or done (light duties).
8 nimble; quick-moving (a light step; light of foot; a light rhythm).
9 (of a building etc.) graceful, elegant, delicate.
10 (of type) not heavy or bold.
11 a free from sorrow; cheerful (a light heart). b giddy (light in the head).
12 (of soil) not dense; porous.
13 (of pastry, sponge, etc.) fluffy and well-aerated during cooking and with the fat fully absorbed.
14 (of a woman) unchaste or wanton; fickle.
--adv.
1 in a light manner (tread light; sleep light).
2 with a minimum load or minimum luggage (travel light).
--v.intr. (past and past part. lit or lighted)
1 (foll. by on, upon) come upon or find by chance.
2 archaic a alight, descend. b (foll. by on) land on (shore etc.).
Idiom:
lighter-than-air (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces. light-fingered given to stealing. light flyweight see FLYWEIGHT. light-footed nimble. light-footedly nimbly. light-headed giddy, frivolous, delirious. light-headedly in a light-headed manner. light-headedness being light-headed. light-hearted
1 cheerful.
2 (unduly) casual, thoughtless. light-heartedly in a light-hearted manner. light-heartedness being light-hearted. light heavyweight see HEAVYWEIGHT. light industry the manufacture of small or light articles. light into colloq. attack. light middleweight see MIDDLEWEIGHT. light out colloq. depart. light touch delicate or tactful treatment. light welterweight see WELTERWEIGHT. make light of treat as unimportant. make light work of do a thing quickly and easily.
Derivative:
lightish adj. lightness n.
Etymology:
OE leoht, liht, lihtan f. Gmc, the verbal sense from the idea of relieving a horse etc. of weight
N irresolution, infirmity of purpose, indecision, indetermination, undetermination, unsettlement, uncertainty, demur, suspense, hesitating, hesitation, hesitancy, vacillation, changeableness, fluctuation, alternation, caprice, fickleness, levity, legerete, pliancy, weakness, timidity, cowardice, half measures, waverer, ass between two bundles of hay, shuttlecock, butterfly, wimp, doughface, irresolute, infirm of purpose, double-minded, half-hearted, undecided, unresolved, undetermined, shilly-shally, fidgety, tremulous, hesitating, off one's balance, at a loss, vacillating, unsteady, unsteadfast, fickle, without ballast, capricious, volatile, frothy, light, lightsome, light-minded, giddy, fast and loose, weak, feeble-minded, frail, timid, wimpish, wimpy, cowardly, dough-faced, facile, pliant, unable to say 'no', easy-going revocable, reversible, irresolutely, irresolved, irresolvedly, in faltering accents, off and on, from pillar to post, seesaw, Int, how happy could I be with either!.
N state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper, aspect, dilemma, pass, predicament, constitution, habitude, diathesis, frame, fabric, stamp, set, fit, mold, mould, mode, modality, schesis, form, tone, tenor, turn, trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character, conditional, modal, formal, structural, organic, conditionally, as the matter stands, as things are, such being the case.
N unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, triviality, levity, frivolity, paltriness, poverty, smallness, vanity, matter of indifference, no object, nothing, nothing to signify, nothing worth speaking of, nothing particular, nothing to boast of, nothing to speak of, small matter, no great matter, trifling matter, mere joke, mere nothing, hardly anything, scarcely anything, nonentity, small beer, cipher, no great shakes, peu de chose, child's play, kinderspiel, toy, plaything, popgun, paper pellet, gimcrack, gewgaw, bauble, trinket, bagatelle, Rickshaw, knickknack, whim-wham, trifle, trifles light as air, yankee notions, trumpery, trash, rubbish, stuff, fatras, frippery, leather or prunello, chaff, drug, froth bubble smoke, cobweb, weed, refuse, scum, joke, jest, snap of the fingers, fudge, fiddlestick, fiddlestick end, pack of nonsense, mere farce, straw, pin, fig, button, rush, bulrush, feather, halfpenny, farthing, brass farthing, doit, peppercorn, jot, rap, pinch of snuff, old son, cent, mill, picayune, pistareen, red cent, minutiae, details, minor details, small fry, dust in the balance, feather in the scale, drop in the ocean, flea-bite, molehill, nine days' wonder, ridiculus mus, flash in the pan, much ado about nothing, unimportant, of little account, of small account, of no account, of little importance, of no importance, immaterial, unessential, nonessential, indifferent, subordinate, mediocre, passable, fair, respectable, tolerable, commonplace, uneventful, mere, common, ordinary, inconsiderable, so-so, insignificant, inappreciable, trifling, trivial, slight, slender, light, flimsy, frothy, idle, puerile, airy, shallow, weak, powerless, frivolous, petty, niggling, piddling, peddling, fribble, inane, ridiculous, farcical, finical, finikin, fiddle-faddle, fingle-fangle, namby-pamby, wishy-washy, milk and water, poor, paltry, pitiful, contemptible, sorry, mean, meager, shabby, miserable, wretched, vile, scrubby, scrannel, weedy, niggardly, scurvy, putid, beggarly, worthless, twopennyhalfpenny, cheap, trashy, catchpenny, gimcrack, trumpery, one- horse, not worth the pains, not worth while, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, not worth a thought, not worth a curse, not worth a straw, beneath notice, unworthy of notice, beneath regard, unworthy of regard, beneath consideration, unworthy of consideration, de lana caprina, vain, slightly, rather, somewhat, pretty well, tolerably, for aught one cares, Int, no matter!, pish!, tush!, tut!, pshaw!, pugh!, pooh, pooh-pooh!, fudge!, bosh!, humbug!, fiddlestick, fiddlestick end!, fiddlededee!, never mind!, n'importe!, what signifies it, what boots it, what of it, what of that, what matter, what's the odds, a fig for', stuff!, nonsense!, stuff and nonsense, magno conatu magnas nugas, le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, it matters not, it does not signify, it is of no consequence, it is of no importance, elephantus non capit murem, tempete dans un verre d'eau.
N smallness, littleness, tenuity, paucity, fewness, meanness, insignificance (unimportance), mediocrity, moderation, small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum, vanishing point, material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace, minutiae, details, look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight, whit, tittle, shade, shadow, spark, scintilla, gleam, touch, cast, grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau, screed, smack, tinge, tincture, inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet, flitter, gobbet, mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive, snip, snippet, snick, snack, snatch, slip, scrag, chip, chipping, shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair, nutshell, thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful, fragment, fraction, drop in the ocean, animalcule, trifle, mere nothing, next to nothing, hardly anything, just enough to swear by, the shadow of a shade, finiteness, finite quantity, small, little, diminutive, minute, fine, inconsiderable, paltry, faint, slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited, meager, sparing, few, low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes, below par, under par, below the mark, at a low ebb, halfway, moderate, modest, tender, subtle, inappreciable, evanescent, infinitesimal, homeopathic, very small, atomic, corpuscular, microscopic, molecular, subatomic, mere, simple, sheer, stark, bare, near run, dull, petty, shallow, stolid, ungifted, unintelligent, to a small extent, on a small scale, a little bit, a wee bit, slightly, imperceptibly, miserably, wretchedly, insufficiently, imperfectly, faintly, passably, pretty well, well enough, partially, in part, in a certain degree, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, comparatively, some, rather in some degree, in some measure, something, somewhat, simply, only, purely, merely, at least, at the least, at most, at the most, ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree, thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak, almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but, near upon, close upon, peu s'en faut, near the mark, within an ace of, within an inch of, on the brink of, scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than, about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say, be the same, be little more or less, no ways, no way, no wise, not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow, in no wise, in no respect, by no means, by no manner of means, on no account, at no hand, dare pondus idonea fumo, magno conatu magnas nugas, small sands the mountain, moments make the year.
N facility, ease, easiness, capability, feasibility, flexibility, pliancy, smoothness, plain sailing, smooth sailing, straight sailing, mere child's play, holiday task, cinch, smooth water, fair wind, smooth royal road, clear coast, clear stage, tabula rasa, full play, disencumbrance, disentanglement, deoppilation, permission, simplicity, lack of complication, easy, facile, feasible, easily managed, easily accomplished, within reach, accessible, easy of access, for the million, open to, manageable, wieldy, towardly, tractable, submissive, yielding, ductile, suant, pliant, glib, slippery, smooth, on friction wheels, on velvet, unembarrassed, disburdened, unburdened, disencumbered, unencumbered, disembarrassed, exonerated, unloaded, unobstructed, untrammeled, unrestrained, at ease, light, at home with, quite at home, in one's element, in smooth water, skillful, accustomed, easily, readily, smoothly, swimmingly, on easy terms, single-handed, touch and go.
N impurity, uncleanness, immodesty, grossness, indelicacy, indecency, impudicity, obscenity, ribaldry, Fescennine, smut, bawdry, double entente, equivoque, concupiscence, lust, carnality, flesh, salacity, pruriency, lechery, lasciviency, lubricity, Sadism, sapphism, incontinence, intrigue, faux pas, amour, amourette, gallantry, debauchery, libertinish, libertinage, fornication, liaison, wenching, venery, dissipation, seduction, defloration, defilement, abuse, violation, rape, incest, prostitution, social evil, harlotry, stupration, whoredom, concubinage, cuckoldom, adultery, advoutry, crim, con, free love, seraglio, harem, brothel, bagnio, stew, bawdyhouse, cat house, lupanar, house of ill fame, bordel, bordello, impure, unclean, not to be mentioned to ears polite, immodest, shameless, indecorous, indelicate, indecent, Fescennine, loose, risque, coarse, gross, broad, free, equivocal, smutty, fulsome, ribald, obscene, bawdy, pornographic, concupiscent, prurient, lickerish, rampant, lustful, carnal, carnal-minded, lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, erotic, ruttish, salacious, Paphian, voluptuous, goatish, must, musty, unchaste, light, wanton, licentious, debauched, dissolute, of loose character, of easy virtue, frail, gay, riggish, incontinent, meretricious, rakish, gallant, dissipated, no better than she should be, on the town, on the streets, on the pave, on the loose, adulterous, incestuous, bestial.
N cheerfulness, geniality, gayety, l'allegro, cheer, good humor, spirits, high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits, glee, high glee, light heart, sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast, gaiete de coeur, bon naturel, liveliness, life, alacrity, vivacity, animation, allegresse, jocundity, joviality, jollity, levity, jocularity, mirth, merriment, hilarity, exhilaration, laughter, merrymaking, heyday, rejoicing, marriage bell, nepenthe, Euphrosyne, sweet forgetfulness, optimism, self complacency, hedonics, hedonism, cheerful, happy, cheery, cheerly, of good cheer, smiling, blithe, in spirits, in good spirits, breezy, bully, chipper, in high spirits, in high feather, happy as the day is long, happy as a king, gay as a lark, allegro, debonair, light, lightsome, light hearted, buoyant, debonnaire, bright, free and easy, airy, janty, jaunty, canty, hedonic, riant, sprightly, sprightful, spry, spirited, spiritful, lively, animated, vivacious, brisk as a bee, sparkling, sportive, full of play, full of spirit, all alive, sunny, palmy, hopeful, merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, merry as a marriage bell, joyful, joyous, jocund, jovial, jolly as a thrush, jolly as a sandboy, blithesome, gleeful, gleesome, hilarious, rattling, winsome, bonny, hearty, buxom, playful, playsome, folatre, playful as a kitten, tricksy, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, jocose, jocular, waggish, mirth loving, laughter-loving, mirthful, rollicking, elate, elated, exulting, jubilant, flushed, rejoicing, cock-a-hoop, cheering, inspiriting, exhilarating, cardiac, cardiacal, pleasing, palmy, cheerfully, Int, never say die!, come!, cheer up!, hurrah!, hence loathed melancholy!, begone dull care!, away with melancholy!, a merry heart goes all the day, as merry as the day is long, ride si sapis.
N wit, humor, wittiness, sense of humor, attic wit, attic salt, atticism, salt, esprit, point, fancy, whim, drollery, pleasantry, farce, buffoonery, fooling, tomfoolery, shenanigan, harlequinade, broad farce, broad humor, fun, espieglerie, vis comica, jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness, facetiousness, waggery, waggishness, whimsicality, comicality, banter, badinage, retort, repartee, smartness, ready wit, quid- pro-quo, ridicule, jest, joke, jape, jibe, facetiae, levity, quips and cranks, capital joke, canorae nugae, standing jest, standing joke, private joke, conceit, quip, quirk, crank, quiddity, concetto, plaisanterie, brilliant idea, merry thought, bright thought, happy thought, sally, flash of wit, flash of merriment, scintillation, mot, mot pour rire, witticism, smart saying, bon-mot, jeu d'esprit, epigram, jest book, dry joke, quodlibet, cream of the jest, word-play, jeu de mots, play of words, play upon words, pun, punning, double entente, double entendre, quibble, verbal quibble, conundrum, anagram, acrostic, double acrostic, trifling, idle conceit, turlupinade, old joke, tired joke, flat joke, Joe Miller, witty, attic, quick-witted, nimble-witted, smart, jocular, jocose, humorous, facetious, waggish, whimsical, kidding, joking, puckish, playful, merry and wise, pleasant, sprightly, light, spirituel, sparkling, epigrammatic, full of point, ben trovato, comic, zany, madcap, funny, amusing, jokingly, in joke, in jest, in sport, in play, adhibenda est in jocando moderatio, gentle dullness ever loves a joke, leave this keen encounter of our wits, just joking, just kidding, surely you jest!.
N opening, hole, foramen, puncture, perforation, fontanel, transforation, pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole, eye of a needle, eyelet, slot, opening, aperture, apertness, hiation, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence, patefaction, pandiculation, chasm, embrasure, window, casement, abatjour, light, sky light, fan light, lattice, bay window, bow window, oriel, dormer, lantern, outlet, inlet, vent, vomitory, embouchure, orifice, mouth, sucker, muzzle, throat, gullet, weasand, wizen, nozzle, placket, portal, porch, gate, ostiary, postern, wicket, trapdoor, hatch, door, arcade, cellarway, driveway, gateway, doorway, hatchway, gangway, lich gate, way, path, thoroughfare, channel, passage, passageway, tube, pipe, water pipe, air pipe, vessel, tubule, canal, gut, fistula, adjutage, ajutage, ostium, smokestack, chimney, flue, tap, funnel, gully, tunnel, main, mine, pit, adit, shaft, gallery, alley, aisle, glade, vista, bore, caliber, pore, blind orifice, fulgurite, thundertube, porousness, porosity, sieve, cullender, colander, cribble, riddle, screen, honeycomb, apertion, perforation, piercing, terebration, empalement, pertusion, puncture, acupuncture, penetration, key, opener, master key, password, combination, passe- partout, open, perforated, perforate, wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped, oscitant, gaping, yawning, patent, tubular, cannular, fistulous, pervious, permeable, foraminous, vesicular, vasicular, porous, follicular, cribriform, honeycombed, infundibular, riddled, tubulous, tubulated, piped, tubate, opening, aperient, Int, open sesame!.
N velocity, speed, celerity, swiftness, rapidity, eagle speed, expedition, pernicity, acceleration, haste, spurt, rush, dash, race, steeple chase, smart rate, lively rate, swift rate, rattling rate, spanking rate, strapping rate, smart pace, lively pace, swift pace, rattling pace, spanking pace, strapping pace, round pace, flying, flight, lightning, greased lightning, light, electricity, wind, cannon ball, rocket, arrow, dart, hydrargyrum, quicksilver, telegraph, express train, torrent, eagle, antelope, courser, race horse, gazelle, greyhound, hare, doe, squirrel, camel bird, chickaree, chipmunk, hackee, ostrich, scorcher, Mercury, Ariel, Camilla, Harlequin, log, log line, speedometer, odometer, tachometer, strobe, radar speed detector, radar trap, air speed gauge, wind sock, wind speed meter, pedometer, fast, speedy, swift, rapid, quick, fleet, aliped, nimble, agile, expeditious, express, active, flying, galloping, light footed, nimble footed, winged, eagle winged, mercurial, electric, telegraphic, light-legged, light of heel, swift as an arrow, quick as lightning, quick as a thought, swiftly, with speed, apace, at a great rate, at full speed, at railway speed, full drive, full gallop, posthaste, in full sail, tantivy, trippingly, instantaneously, under press of sail, under press of canvas, under press of sail and steam, velis et remis, on eagle's wing, in double quick time, with rapid strides, with giant strides, a pas de geant, in seven league boots, whip and spur, ventre a terre, as fast as one's legs will carry one, as fast as one's heels will carry one, as fast as one can lay legs to the ground, at the top of one's speed, by leaps and bounds, with haste, vires acquirit eundo, I'll put a girdle about the earth in forty minutes, swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow, go like a bat out of hell, tempus fugit.
VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.
VB descend, go down, drop down, come down, fall, gravitate, drop, slip, slide, rappel, settle, plunge, plummet, crash, decline, set, sink, droop, come down a peg, slump, dismount, alight, light, get down, swoop, stoop, fall prostrate, precipitate oneself, let fall, tumble, trip, stumble, titubate, lurch, pitch, swag, topple, topple over, tumble over, topple down, tumble down, tilt, sprawl, plump down, come down a cropper.
N levity, lightness, imponderability, buoyancy, volatility, feather, dust, mote, down, thistle, down, flue, cobweb, gossamer, straw, cork, bubble, balloon, float, buoy, ether, air, leaven, ferment, barm, yeast, lighter-than-air balloon, helium balloon, hydrogen balloon, hot air balloon, convection, thermal draft, thermal, light, subtile, airy, imponderous, imponderable, astatic, weightless, ethereal, sublimated, gossamery, suberose, suberous, uncompressed, volatile, buoyant, floating, portable, light as a feather, light as a thistle, light as air, lighter than air, rise like a balloon, float like a balloon.
N rarity, tenuity, absence of solidity, subtility, subtilty, subtlety, sponginess, compressibility, rarefaction, expansion, dilatation, inflation, subtilization, vaporization, evaporation, diffusion, gassification, ether, rare, subtile, thin, fine, tenuous, compressible, flimsy, slight, light, cavernous, spongy, rarefied, unsubstantial, uncompact, incompressed, rarefiable.
VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch, brand, cauterize, sear, burn in, corrode, char, calcine, incinerate, smelt, scorify, reduce to ashes, burn to a cinder, commit to the flames, consign to the flames, boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer, do to rags, take fire, catch fire, blaze.
N fuel, firing, combustible, coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale, turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log, cinder, ingle, tinder, touchwood, sulphur, brimstone, incense, port-fire, fire-barrel, fireball, brand, amadou, bavin, blind coal, glance coal, German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge, solid fueled rocket, wax, paraffin wax, paraffin oil, lamp oil, whale oil, oil, petroleum, gasoline, high octane gasoline, nitromethane, petrol, gas, juice, gasohol, alcohol, ethanol, methanol, fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, number 2 oil, number 4 oil, naphtha, rocket fuel, high specific impulse fuel, liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, lox, natural gas, synthetic gas, synthesis gas, propane, butane, hydrogen, brand, torch, fuse, wick, spill, match, light, lucifer, congreve, vesuvian, vesta, fusee, locofoco, linstock, candle, oil, carbonaceous, combustible, inflammable, high octane, high specific impulse, heat of combustion.
N light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil, sunbeam, moonbeam, aurora, day, sunshine, light of day, light of heaven, moonlight, starlight, sunlight, daylight, broad daylight, noontide light, noontide, noonday, noonday sun, glow, glimmering, glint, play of light, flood of light, phosphorescence, lambent flame, flush, halo, glory, nimbus, aureola, spark, scintilla, facula, sparkling, emication, scintillation, flash, blaze, coruscation, fulguration, flame, lightning, levin, ignis fatuus, luster, sheen, shimmer, reflexion, reflection, gloss, tinsel, spangle, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, effulgence, refulgence, fulgor, fulgidity, dazzlement, resplendence, transplendency, luminousness, luminosity, lucidity, renitency, nitency, radiance, radiation, irradiation, illumination, actinic rays, actinism, Roentgen-ray, Xray, photography, heliography, photometer, optics, photology, photometry, dioptrics, catoptrics, chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white, tonality, reflection, refraction, dispersion, refractivity, shining, luminous, luminiferous, lucid, lucent, luculent, lucific, luciferous, light, lightsome, bright, vivid, splendent, nitid, lustrous, shiny, beamy, scintillant, radiant, lambent, sheen, sheeny, glossy, burnished, glassy, sunny, orient, meridian, noonday, tide, cloudless, clear, unclouded, unobscured, gairish, garish, resplendent, transplendent, refulgent, effulgent, fulgid, fulgent, relucent, splendid, blazing, in a blaze, ablaze, rutilant, meteoric, phosphorescent, aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday, actinic, photogenic, graphic, heliographic, heliophagous, a day for gods to stoop and men to soar, dark with excessive bright, light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil, sunbeam, moonbeam, aurora, day, sunshine, light of day, light of heaven, moonlight, starlight, sunlight, daylight, broad daylight, noontide light, noontide, noonday, noonday sun, glow, glimmering, glint, play of light, flood of light, phosphorescence, lambent flame, flush, halo, glory, nimbus, aureola, spark, scintilla, facula, sparkling, emication, scintillation, flash, blaze, coruscation, fulguration, flame, lightning, levin, ignis fatuus, luster, sheen, shimmer, reflexion, reflection, gloss, tinsel, spangle, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, effulgence, refulgence, fulgor, fulgidity, dazzlement, resplendence, transplendency, luminousness, luminosity, lucidity, renitency, nitency, radiance, radiation, irradiation, illumination, actinic rays, actinism, Roentgen-ray, Xray, photography, heliography, photometer, optics, photology, photometry, dioptrics, catoptrics, chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white, tonality, reflection, refraction, dispersion, refractivity, shining, luminous, luminiferous, lucid, lucent, luculent, lucific, luciferous, light, lightsome, bright, vivid, splendent, nitid, lustrous, shiny, beamy, scintillant, radiant, lambent, sheen, sheeny, glossy, burnished, glassy, sunny, orient, meridian, noonday, tide, cloudless, clear, unclouded, unobscured, gairish, garish, resplendent, transplendent, refulgent, effulgent, fulgid, fulgent, relucent, splendid, blazing, in a blaze, ablaze, rutilant, meteoric, phosphorescent, aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday, actinic, photogenic, graphic, heliographic, heliophagous, a day for gods to stoop and men to soar, dark with excessive bright.
VB shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.
N luminary, light, flame, spark, scintilla, phosphorescence, fluorescence, sun, orb of day, Phoebus, Apollo, Aurora, star, orb, meteor, falling star, shooting star, blazing star, dog star, Sirius, canicula, Aldebaran, constellation, galaxy, zodiacal light, anthelion, day star, morning star, Lucifer, mock sun, parhelion, phosphor, phosphorus, sun dog, Venus, aurora, polar lights, northern lights, aurora borealis, southern lights, aurora australis, lightning, chain lightning, fork lightning, sheet lightning, summer lightning, ball lightning, kugelblitz, phosphorus, yellow phosphorus, scintillator, phosphor, firefly luminescence, ignis fatuus, Jack o'lantern, Friar's lantern, will-o'-the- wisp, firedrake, Fata Morgana, Saint Elmo's fire, glowworm, firefly, June bug, lightning bug, anglerfish, gas, gas light, lime light, lantern, lanthorn, dark lantern, bull's-eye, candle, bougie, taper, rushlight, oil, wick, burner, Argand, moderator, duplex, torch, flambeau, link, brand, gaselier, chandelier, electrolier, candelabrum, candelabra, girandole, sconce, luster, candlestick, lamp, light, incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb, light bulb, flashlight, torch, arc light, laser, maser neon bulb, neon sign, fluorescent lamp, filament, socket, contacts, filler gas, firework, fizgig, pyrotechnics, rocket, lighthouse, self-luminous, glowing, phosphoric, phosphorescent, fluorescent, incandescent, luminescent, chemiluminescent, radiant, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels, the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky, the planets in their station list'ning stood, the Scriptures of the skies, that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from night, luminary, light, flame, spark, scintilla, phosphorescence, fluorescence, sun, orb of day, Phoebus, Apollo, Aurora, star, orb, meteor, falling star, shooting star, blazing star, dog star, Sirius, canicula, Aldebaran, constellation, galaxy, zodiacal light, anthelion, day star, morning star, Lucifer, mock sun, parhelion, phosphor, phosphorus, sun dog, Venus, aurora, polar lights, northern lights, aurora borealis, southern lights, aurora australis, lightning, chain lightning, fork lightning, sheet lightning, summer lightning, ball lightning, kugelblitz, phosphorus, yellow phosphorus, scintillator, phosphor, firefly luminescence, ignis fatuus, Jack o'lantern, Friar's lantern, will-o'-the- wisp, firedrake, Fata Morgana, Saint Elmo's fire, glowworm, firefly, June bug, lightning bug, anglerfish, gas, gas light, lime light, lantern, lanthorn, dark lantern, bull's-eye, candle, bougie, taper, rushlight, oil, wick, burner, Argand, moderator, duplex, torch, flambeau, link, brand, gaselier, chandelier, electrolier, candelabrum, candelabra, girandole, sconce, luster, candlestick, lamp, light, incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb, light bulb, flashlight, torch, arc light, laser, maser neon bulb, neon sign, fluorescent lamp, filament, socket, contacts, filler gas, firework, fizgig, pyrotechnics, rocket, lighthouse, self-luminous, glowing, phosphoric, phosphorescent, fluorescent, incandescent, luminescent, chemiluminescent, radiant, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels, the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky, the planets in their station list'ning stood, the Scriptures of the skies, that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from night.
N whiteness, argent, albification, etiolation, lactescence, snow, paper, chalk, milk, lily, ivory, alabaster, albata, eburin, German silver, white metal, barium sulphate, titanium oxide, blanc fixe, ceruse, pearl white, white lead, carbonate of lead, white, milk-white, snow-white, snowy, niveous, candid, chalky, hoar, hoary, silvery, argent, argentine, canescent, cretaceous, lactescent, whitish, creamy, pearly, fair, blond, blanched, high in tone, light, white as a sheet, white as driven snow, white as a lily, white as silver, like ivory.
N appearance, phenomenon, sight, spectacle, show, premonstration, scene, species, view, coup d'oeil, lookout, outlook, prospect, vista, perspective, bird's-eye view, scenery, landscape, picture, tableau, display, exposure, mise en sc ne, rising of the curtain, phantasm, phantom, pageant, spectacle, peep-show, raree-show, gallanty-show, ombres chinoises, magic lantern, phantasmagoria, dissolving views, biograph, cinematograph, moving pictures, panorama, diorama, cosmorama, georama, coup de theatre, jeu de theatre, pageantry, insignia, aspect, angle, phase, phasis, seeming, shape, guise, look, complexion, color, image, mien, air, cast, carriage, port, demeanor, presence, expression, first blush, face of the thing, point of view, light, lineament feature trait lines, outline, outside, contour, face, countenance, physiognomy, visage, phiz, cast of countenance, profile, tournure, cut of one s jib, metoposcopy, outside, apparent, seeming, ostensible, on view, apparently, to all seeming, to all appearance, ostensibly, seemingly, as it seems, on the face of it, prima facie, at the first blush, at first sight, in the eyes of, to the eye, editio princeps.
N knowledge, cognizance, cognition, cognoscence, acquaintance, experience, ken, privity, insight, familiarity, comprehension, apprehension, recognition, appreciation, intuition, conscience, consciousness, perception, precognition, acroamatics, light, enlightenment, glimpse, inkling, glimmer, glimmering, dawn, scent, suspicion, impression, discovery, system of knowledge, body of knowledge, science, philosophy, pansophy, acroama, theory, aetiology, etiology, circle of the sciences, pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine, cyclopedia, encyclopedia, school, tree of knowledge, republic of letters, erudition, learning, lore, scholarship, reading, letters, literature, book madness, book learning, bookishness, bibliomania, bibliolatry, information, general information, store of knowledge, education, culture, menticulture, attainments, acquirements, acquisitions, accomplishments, proficiency, practical knowledge, liberal education, dilettantism, rudiments, deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning, omniscience, pantology, march of intellect, progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning, schoolmaster abroad, scholar, knowing, cognitive, acroamatic, aware of, cognizant of, conscious of, acquainted with, made acquainted with, privy to, no stranger to, au fait with, au courant, in the secret, up to, alive to, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, let into, apprized of, informed of, undeceived, proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in, conversant with, familiar with, erudite, instructed, leaned, lettered, educated, well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated, enlightened, shrewd, savant, blue, bookish, scholastic, solid, profound, deep-read, book- learned, accomplished, omniscient, self-taught, known, ascertained, well-known, recognized, received, notorious, noted, proverbial, familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy, hackneyed, trite, trivial, commonplace, cognoscible, cognizable, to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge, one's eyes being opened, ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner, to know all is to pardon all, empta dolore docet experientia, gnothi seauton, half our knowledge we must snatch not take, Jahre lehren mehr als Bucher, years teach more than books, knowledge comes but wisdom lingers, knowledge is power, les affaires font les hommes, nec scire fas est omnia, the amassed thought and experience of innumerable, was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss.
N interpretation, definition, explanation, explication, solution, answer, rationale, plain interpretation, simple interpretation, strict interpretation, meaning, translation, rendering, rendition, redition, literal translation, free translation, key, secret, clew, clavis, crib, pony, trot, exegesis, expounding, exposition, hermeneutics, comment, commentary, inference, illustration, exemplification, gloss, annotation, scholium, note, elucidation, dilucidation, eclaircissement, mot d'enigme, symptomatology, semiology, semeiology, semiotics, metoposcopy, physiognomy, paleography, oneirology acception, acceptation, acceptance, light, reading, lection, construction, version, equivalent, equivalent meaning, synonym, paraphrase, metaphrase, convertible terms, apposition, dictionary, polyglot, explanatory, expository, explicative, explicatory, exegetical, construable, polyglot, literal, paraphrastic, metaphrastic, consignificative, synonymous, equivalent, in explanation, that is to say, id est, videlicet, to wit, namely, in other words, literally, strictly speaking, in plain, in plainer terms, in plainer words, in plainer English, more simply.
anchor light, arc light, auld light, beacon light, beam of light, bengal light, brake light, bring to light, bude light, calcium light, city of light, coherent light, come to light, corpuscular theory of light, electric light, electrical light, fairy light, finsen light, first light, green light, guiding light, idiot light, infrared light, inner light, klieg light, laser light, leading light, light adaptation, light air, light arm, light ballast, light beam, light beer, light bread, light breeze, light brown, light bulb, light circuit, light colonel, light company, light cream, light diet, light filter, light flyweight, light footed, light heavyweight, light hour, light intensity, light into, light machine gun, light meter, light microscope, light middleweight, light minute, light opera, light out, light pen, light reaction, light reflex, light second, light show, light source, light speed, light time, light touch, light unit, light up, light upon, light welterweight, light whipping cream, light within, light year, lime light, make light of, navigation light, one-way light time, oxyhydrogen light, panel light, pilot light, ray of light, rear light, red light, red light district, riding light, room light, round-trip light time, running light, saint elmo's light, saint ulmo's light, see the light, shaft of light, shed light on, signal light, speed of light, stop light, strobe light, sweetness and light, theater light, traffic light, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, ultraviolet light, very light, vigil light, visible light, warning light, wave theory of light, wax light, yellow light, zircon light, zodiacal light