light
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1.0
- noun
- /laɪt/
- Some use polarized light as a compass, much in the same way honeybees do.
- light source
- shine light
- morning light
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- So this state can absorb light, which makes it go back.
- Walk away from the light, Joe Get away.
- So they, they have this, this light near lightspeed travel.
- You know, photons, light goes in straight lines.
- All we get is that light, an old light.
Examples
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Her body leans forward toward the viewer and the light falls from the upper left.
Academic text (2011) -
And God said, let there be light, and there was light.
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You need to leave at first light, do you hear me?
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Did you turn the lights off?
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We need more light in here.
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You turn the light on.
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Okay, Jann, when that light turns green, it's go time.
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But in no more than ten minutes, the light brightened, and cameos of clear sky appeared.
Academic text (2011) -
The doorway hissed closed, and the room lights came up a little at her command.
Fiction book (1990) -
The light from the sun brightened the entire room, filling it with warmth.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
240
1.0
Natural light from the sun during the day
230
3.1
The way artificial light is placed and used in a room or on stage to create an effect
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1.0
The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day
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1.0
A steady soft light coming from an object or surface
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1.0
The light that comes from the Moon at night
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1.0
How much light something gives or how close it looks to white
25
2.1
Light that comes from stars at night
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3.8
Light that contains all the colors you can see
19
4.1
The amount of light in a place or on a surface
15
2.0
A light that gets power from wires, often from a bulb
14
3.0
A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see
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2.2
Light that comes from the sun, not from lamps
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3.4
Light that people can see, like sunlight or lamp light
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2.6
Soft light from a fire in a room or fireplace
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2.8
Light that comes from a lamp
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7.3
How much light an object gives or reflects
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3.3
Light from fire that people carry to see in the dark
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3.9
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
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7.1
The brightness of a surface as seen by the eye
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5.6
A device or person that gives light to make things visible
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3.3
The amount of light a thing gives or reflects
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3.5
Light that human eyes can see
1
3.9
A thing that gives light so you can see
1
3.2
Natural light that comes into a room through a window
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8.4
Something that gives light, like a lamp or bulb
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8.9
Bright, strong light that shines from something like the sun or a diamond
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8.8
The amount of light that falls on a surface
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7.0
How bright something is because it gives or reflects light
Antonyms
Idioms
To keep your talents or good work hidden instead of showing them to others
To start something that quickly becomes exciting or causes strong debate
Compounds
- Specialized
121
5.0
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- Specialized
50
3.8
A constant speed at which light travels in empty space, about 300,000 kilometres per second
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1.0
A device with red, yellow and green lights that controls cars and people at street intersections
32
2.0
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
- Specialized
11
4.0
A type of light from the sun that you cannot see and that can burn your skin
- Specialized
10
3.5
A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
9
2.2
A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
- Jargon
4
9.9
A quiet feeling of God's presence inside a person that guides their choices
2
2.1
A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
- Specialized
2
3.9
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
- Specialized
1
4.6
A small device that makes light when electricity flows through it, for example in traffic lights and screens
- Specialized
1
8.1
The distance light travels in empty space in one hour, about one billion kilometers
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Light comes from an old English word leoht meaning 'brightness' or 'shine'. So the noun for the natural thing that makes things visible keeps that idea of making things bright.