light
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- noun
- /laɪt/
- The lamp provides a bright light in the living room during the evenings.
- light bulb
- turn on the lights
- switch off the lights
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Watch on YouTubeThis is a replica of the light that Edison built.
- This is a replica of the light that Edison built.
- And I said, like, can we turn these lights down, you know?
- Imagine you're driving your car and a light comes on the dash.
- Number two, if you leave your lights on at night, I'm looking.
- You get a little thing of lights, some Christmas lights.
- I knew as soon as I hit that light, I was waving.
- I do, but I keep the lights pretty you.
Examples
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OK, we can maybe turn the lights back on for a moment.
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They get up there, the lights hit, and suddenly, the whole world opens up.
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You can turn on and off any light in this entire place.
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So we can just take this, bring the lights down, turn them up.
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I also got the light, which is here.
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Now we have lights, we have fans.
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Okay, well, your bathroom light's on.
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I also suggest that you turn the rest of the lights on upstairs.
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And we're going to have fairy lights all the way up the drive.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's a portable pocket sized LED light from Aperture.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
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1.8
A glass object that makes light when electricity passes through it
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3.7
A device on a ceiling or wall that holds and powers a light bulb
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2.0
A light that gets power from wires, often from a bulb
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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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3.9
A long tube light used indoors that gives bright light with little heat
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3.4
A device fixed to a ceiling or wall that holds a lamp to give light
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A device or person that gives light to make things visible
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1.7
A light that uses electricity to shine
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7.9
A complete electric light unit that holds a bulb and other parts
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3.9
A thing that gives light so you can see
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Something that gives light, like a lamp or bulb
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3.4
A device on a wall or ceiling that holds and powers a light bulb
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
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5.0
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- Specialized
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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
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2.0
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
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A type of light from the sun that you cannot see and that can burn your skin
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3.5
A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
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A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
- Jargon
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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
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2
3.9
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
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4.6
A small device that makes light when electricity flows through it, for example in traffic lights and screens
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8.1
The distance light travels in empty space in one hour, about one billion kilometers
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Light meaning a lamp or bulb comes from the same idea of 'brightness' — a device that makes things shine. That's why we call lamps and signals 'lights'.