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noun
- awakening from sleep
- mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
- a state of heightened physiological activity
- the act of arousing
- Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
- A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
- Sexual arousal.
- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
noun
adj
verb
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- (transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- to begin moving
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to be alert and energetic
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- stop sleeping
- (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- (transitive) To cause to become awake.
- make aware
- stop sleeping
- (theology) To call to a sense of sin.
- (rare) past participle of awake
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to become aware.
- (intransitive, figurative) To become aware.
- (intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
- (transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- force or drive out
- become active
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- (slang, when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.
- To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
- (transitive) To wake (someone) from sleep, or from apathy.
- To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
- (intransitive) To be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
- (nautical) To pull by main strength; to haul.
- To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
noun
- Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.
- A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
- An official ceremony over drinks.
- An arousal.
- (military, British and Canada) The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- be awake, be alert, be there
- to alert someone to something
- stop sleeping
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- (transitive, figurative) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
noun
- a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- (historical, Church of England) A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
- (physics) The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
- (aviation) The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- (figuratively) The area behind a moving person or object.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- (collective) A number of vultures assembled together.
noun
adj
verb
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- fall to a lower standard
- fall or diminish
- retreat
- (idiomatic, transitive, especially US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To drop, fall.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To drop from, fall from.
- (slang) To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
- (intransitive, figurative) To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.
- (intransitive) To lessen or reduce.
verb
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- (intransitive, informal) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
- (intransitive, informal) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
- (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.
adj
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
noun
name
verb
noun
noun
- Initialism of sleep onset latency.
- Initialism of slice of life.
- Space-occupying lesion of the brain can be caused by different pathology such as a malignancy, an abscess or a haematoma
- Initialism of standards of learning.
- (in the plural) Initialism of stoppages of leave.
- Initialism of speed of light.
- Initialism of statute of limitations.
adj
noun
- a period of sleeplessness
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
- An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.
- The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
verb
noun
noun
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
- (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a dormant or quiescent state
verb
adj
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
verb
noun
- A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- a small portable timepiece
verb
- (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
- (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
- (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
- (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- observe without intervening
- see or watch
- look attentively
noun
- a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
- (medicine, chiefly attributive) Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced.
noun
- awakening from sleep
- mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
- a state of heightened physiological activity
- the act of arousing
- Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
- A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
- Sexual arousal.
- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
noun
adj
verb
noun
adj
noun
name
noun
- Initialism of sleep onset latency.
- Initialism of slice of life.
- Space-occupying lesion of the brain can be caused by different pathology such as a malignancy, an abscess or a haematoma
- Initialism of standards of learning.
- (in the plural) Initialism of stoppages of leave.
- Initialism of speed of light.
- Initialism of statute of limitations.
adj
noun
- a period of sleeplessness
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
- An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.
- The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
verb
noun
noun
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
- (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a dormant or quiescent state
verb
noun
- A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- a small portable timepiece
verb
- (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
- (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
- (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
- (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- observe without intervening
- see or watch
- look attentively
noun
- a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
- (medicine, chiefly attributive) Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- (transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- to begin moving
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to be alert and energetic
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- stop sleeping
- (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- (transitive) To cause to become awake.
- make aware
- stop sleeping
- (theology) To call to a sense of sin.
- (rare) past participle of awake
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to become aware.
- (intransitive, figurative) To become aware.
- (intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
- (transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- force or drive out
- become active
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- (slang, when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.
- To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
- (transitive) To wake (someone) from sleep, or from apathy.
- To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
- (intransitive) To be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
- (nautical) To pull by main strength; to haul.
- To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
noun
- Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.
- A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
- An official ceremony over drinks.
- An arousal.
- (military, British and Canada) The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
verb
- cause to become awake or conscious
- be awake, be alert, be there
- to alert someone to something
- stop sleeping
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- (transitive, figurative) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
noun
- a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- (historical, Church of England) A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
- (physics) The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
- (aviation) The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- (figuratively) The area behind a moving person or object.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- (collective) A number of vultures assembled together.
verb
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- fall to a lower standard
- fall or diminish
- retreat
- (idiomatic, transitive, especially US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To drop, fall.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To drop from, fall from.
- (slang) To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
- (intransitive, figurative) To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.
- (intransitive) To lessen or reduce.
verb
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- (intransitive, informal) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
- (intransitive, informal) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
- (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.
verb
noun
noun
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
- (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- a dormant or quiescent state
verb
adj
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
adj
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially