lighting
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
:
encendido
- Then he set a time for the lighting and sent word all around Orange County for one.
- lighting candles
It's not that we want to walk away simply with the intention of lighting a fire under them.
- It's not that we want to walk away simply with the intention of lighting a fire under them.
Examples
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Then the town started lighting candles and lanterns.
Fiction book (2002) -
And I did say he was lighting it with a match.
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And now we will be lighting some candles.
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After the vows, we have the lighting of the candle.
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Useful for lighting fires, wrapping fish, that sort of thing.
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The product that was named kerosene was tested and found to be an excellent fuel for lighting.
Academic text (2009) -
By 1812, commercial companies were supplying coal gas for heating and lighting London.
Academic text (2003) -
I performed all the same actions as before, lighting matches, getting my bearings from the compass, checking the various dials.
Fiction book (1998) -
During a moment of silent remembrance, Maurizio noticed the priest lighting candles...
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The campers gathered around the fire, lighting marshmallows on sticks to make s'mores.
Synonyms
157
1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
24
3.8
Starting a fire or making something begin to burn
4
3.5
The act of starting a fire
2
2.8
The act of burning something on purpose
Starting a fire that makes something burn
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.4
A device fixed to a ceiling or wall that holds a lamp to give light
1
4.4
Light from a hidden source that reflects off ceilings and walls to make a soft, even glow
- Specialized
Long narrow light tubes, often LED or fluorescent, that give even light
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lighting in the sense of starting a fire comes from an old verb light (Old English lihtan) meaning 'to make burn' or 'to set on fire'. So the lighting of a bonfire or a match is the act of making something burn.