gleam
sly
gossamer-thin
multilight
practical light
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aeriform
owl light
skeleton
semisheer
spark
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flyweight
twink
lightlessness
dark light
play
zephyrous
shimmer
semitranslucent
sunbeam
darkness
featheriness
downiness
unbright
darkened
twilight
fluffiness
opaque
sickly
lightsome
darkside
semilucent
glow
opacity
light
lambency
gleaming
adiaphanous
dark
dull
airiness
livid
underexpose
muddy
fluffy
very-light
aery
photomotile
interreflection
aerial
ethereal
fairy lamp
airy
nonlight
flyaway
taper
sick
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wan
subdued
black
ultralight
lightless
pallid
pale
lightwand
fleet
transluce
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bright
non-luminous
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semidark
diaphanous
photoenvironment
luminar
ring lamp
skimpiness
glare
scantiness
diaphanic
optical
gloom
opaled
reflecting
sly
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multilight
aeriform
semisheer
luciform
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semitranslucent
unbright
darkened
sickly
lightsome
semilucent
light
adiaphanous
dull
livid
muddy
fluffy
very-light
dark
aery
photomotile
aerial
ethereal
airy
nonlight
flyaway
sick
dim
wan
subdued
ultralight
lightless
pallid
pale
opaque
fleet
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non-luminous
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diaphanic
optical
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practical light
owl light
skeleton
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dark light
play
shimmer
sunbeam
darkness
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twilight
fluffiness
opaque
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gloom
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verb
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
noun
noun
- A very thin form of light-faced type.
- A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- A very thin person.
- A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
- The network of veins in a leaf.
- A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
noun
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- An electrician.
- A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
- A ship's radio operator.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A beau, lover.
verb
noun
- One or more very small, short bursts of light.
- Correction fluid or correction tape.
- The chaffinch.
- A very short moment of time.
- A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair.
- A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
- A player (or character created by a player) in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour, especially one who uses a higher level character to give advanced equipment to one of their own lower-level characters.
verb
noun
- a weak and tremulous light
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
- Secrecy; concealment.
- The product of being dark.
- Gloom; gloominess; depression.
- Hell.
- The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
- Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
noun
noun
noun
- Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.
- The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
- The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
- The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
verb
adj
noun
noun
adj
- Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
- Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
- Obtuse, stupid.
- Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.
- Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
verb
adj
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
- Overly sweet.
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Frequently ill or in poor health.
adv
verb
noun
- The side of something that is in darkness or unlit, or has less illumination.
- A style of electronic music, being a form of hardcore characterized by discordant sounds; darkcore.
- The side that is distressing or undesirable.
- Synonym of farside (“the side of a moon that faces away from the planet that it orbits”)
- Synonym of nightside (“the side of a planet that faces away from the sun around which it orbits”)
- The side that is evil.
noun
- an appearance of reflected light
- an alert and refreshed state
- light from nonthermal sources
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- a feeling of considerable warmth
- a steady even light without flames
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
verb
adj
- characterized by or emitting light
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- of little intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
noun
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- an illuminated area
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- having abundant light or illumination
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- public awareness
- a visual warning signal
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
adj
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- very thin and insubstantial
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- having little importance
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- silly or trivial
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- having relatively few calories
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
verb
- introduce light into
- begin to smoke
- to come to rest, settle
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- alight from (a horse)
- start or maintain a fire in
adv
noun
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Ignorance.
- Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
adj
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- Off the air; not transmitting.
- Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
- Deprived of sight; blind.
- Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.
- Having racing capability not widely known.
- Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- Extinguished.
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
verb
adj
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- not keenly felt
- not having a sharp edge or point
verb
- make dull in appearance
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make numb or insensitive
- make dull or blunt
- become less interesting or attractive
- make less lively or vigorous
adj
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (of business) not active or brisk
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- darkened with overcast
adj
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Dirty, filthy.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Soiled with feces.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
verb
- To become contaminated or impure.
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
noun
noun
- A small light.
- A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- A slender wax candle.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
adj
verb
adj
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- offering little or no hope
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
verb
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- become dim or lusterless
- make dim or lusterless
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct
adj
noun
- The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- The edge of home plate.
- A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- The black ball.
- A black dye or pigment.
- A member of descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes.)
- A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- The person playing with the black set of pieces.
- Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- Marijuana.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- Black cloth hung up at funerals.
adj
- Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red (“of the hearts or diamonds suit”)
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white (“said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color”).
- Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc) that is dark (or black); in taxonomy, especially: dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
- Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Anarchist; of or pertaining to anarchism.
- Overcrowded.
- Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- Without light.
- Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
verb
adj
- Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
- Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
verb
- To flee, to escape, to speed away.
- To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
- To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
- To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
- To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
- To move or change in position.
- To take the cream from; to skim.
- To evanesce, disappear, die out.
noun
- A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
- Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
- An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
- A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
- A large, coordinated group of people.
- Any group of associated items.
- A group of vessels or vehicles.
adj
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- having strong or striking color
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- splendid
- clear and sharp and ringing
- characterized by happiness or gladness
- likely to turn out well in the future
adj
adv
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