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Shooting :: Shooting (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light..

Blind :: Blind (a.) Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut..

Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle..

Crayon :: Crayon (n.) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.

Daybreak :: Daybreak (n.) The time of the first appearance of light in the morning.

Chiaro-oscuro :: Chiaro-oscuro (n.) The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.

Spill :: Spill (n.) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc..

Attinge :: Attinge (v. t.) To touch lightly.

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.

Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..

Shade :: Shade (n.) A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms..

Surmiser :: Surmise (v. t.) To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess..

Instruct :: Instruct (a.) Instructed; taught; enlightened.

Manul :: Manul (n.) A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks..

Hemeralopia :: Hemeralopia (n.) A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight..

Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly..

Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

Od :: Od (n.) An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also odyle or the odylic force..

Eclipse :: Eclipse (n.) The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration; gloom; darkness..

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