light
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1.0
- noun
- /laɪt/
:
luz
- Some use polarized light as a compass, much in the same way honeybees do.
- light source
- shine light
- morning light
So this state can absorb light, which makes it go back.
- 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
Natural light from the sun during the day
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1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
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1.0
The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day
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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 that comes from the Moon at night
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1.0
A steady soft light coming from an object or surface
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1.0
How much light something gives or how close it looks to white
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2.1
Light that comes from stars at night
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3.8
Light that contains all the colors you can see
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2.6
Soft light from a fire in a room or fireplace
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3.0
A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see
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4.1
The amount of light in a place or on a surface
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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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2.0
A light that gets power from wires, often from a bulb
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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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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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3.9
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
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3.3
The amount of light a thing gives or reflects
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8.9
Bright, strong light that shines from something like the sun or a diamond
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3.9
A thing that gives light so you can see
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8.4
Something that gives light, like a lamp or bulb
Light that human eyes can see
Natural light that comes into a room through a window
The amount of light that falls on a surface
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
43
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
- Specialized
19
5.0
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
14
2.0
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
- Specialized
10
3.5
A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
10
4.0
A type of light from the sun that you cannot see and that can burn your skin
- Specialized
6
2.2
A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
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2.7
A red, yellow and green sign on a report or screen that shows a project's status
- Jargon
2
9.9
A quiet feeling of God's presence inside a person that guides their choices
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2.1
A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
- Specialized
1
4.6
A small device that makes light when electricity flows through it, for example in traffic lights and screens
- Archaic
1
8.1
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
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4.3
A piece of clear material, like a camera lens, that reduces light passing through it
- Specialized
1
4.1
A tool that uses light and lenses to make tiny things like cells look larger
- Specialized
1
3.9
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
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.