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Noun light has 15 senses

light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
--₁ is a kind of actinic radiation, actinic ray
--₁ is a part of electromagnetic spectrum
--₁ has particulars:

Derived form: verb light₁

light, light source - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
--₂ is a kind of source of illumination
--₂ has particulars:

Derived form: verb light₁

light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
--₃ is a kind of position, view, perspective
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
--₄ is a kind of physical property
--₄ has particulars:
illuminance, illumination; incandescence; luminescence, glow

Derived form: verb light₁
light - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
--₅ is a kind of scene

Derived form: verb light₁
light, illumination - a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
--₆ is a kind of condition, status
light, lightness - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
--₇ is a kind of visual property
--₇ has particulars:
aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole; sunniness; highlight, highlighting; brightness

Derived form: verb light₁
light - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
--₈ is a kind of friend
light - mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
--₉ is a kind of insight, brainstorm, brainwave
light, lighting - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
--₁₀ is a kind of illumination
Antonyms: dark, darkness

Derived form: verb light₁
light - public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
--₁₁ is a kind of public knowledge, general knowledge
sparkle, spark, light - brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"
--₁₂ is a kind of vitality, verve; expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
--₁₃ is a kind of ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality
light - a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
--₁₄ is a kind of visual signal
--₁₄ has particulars: traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight
lighter, light, igniter, ignitor - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
--₁₅ is a kind of device
--₁₅ has particulars:
cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter; fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming; match, lucifer, friction match; match

Derived forms: verb light₄, verb light₂

Verb light has 6 senses

light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
--₁ is one way to lighten, lighten up

Derived forms: noun light₁₀, noun light₇, noun light₅, noun light₄, noun light₂, noun light₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
light up, fire up, light - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
--₂ is one way to ignite, light

Derived form: noun light₁₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
=> Somebody ----s something
alight, light, perch - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
--₃ is one way to land, set down
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
--₄ is one way to burn, combust

Derived forms: noun light₁₅, noun lighter₁, noun lighter₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
fall, light - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
--₅ is one way to fall, return, pass, devolve
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down - get off (a horse)
--₆ is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s