Definition of light

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Light (v. i.) To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well..

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Aurora :: Aurora (n.) The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).
Snowshoe :: Snowshoe (n.) A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow..
Earth Shine :: Earth shine () See Earth light, under Earth..
Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet re
Slight :: Slight (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread..
Tone :: Tone (n.) The general effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, together with color in the case of a painting; -- commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone..
Light :: Light (adv.) Lightly; cheaply.
Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer..
Levitation :: Levitation (n.) Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
Miff :: Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.
Admire :: Admire (v. t.) To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape..
Causally :: Causally (n.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing..
Slumber :: Slumber (n.) Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose..
Glow :: Glow (v. i.) To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
Sauter :: Sauter (v. t.) To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral..
Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) A gas jet or burner.
Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of Light, and Spectroscope..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Commonly; usually.
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