light
value
optical phenomenon
brightness constancy
wash
light up
coruscate
exposure
photoperiodically
photopsia
accidental light
positive
chromophotographic
backlighting
photochromoscope
coruscance
flood lamp
luciform
light the blue touchpaper
floodlight
flood
contrasty
photoflood
sidelighting
luster
light-bearing
lustre
practical
phase angle
luminar
tone
sheen
shininess
highlight
sensitize
glint
phototropically
impressionism
luminal
delicate
luma
leam
alighten
airiness
photomotor
illumine
black
Rembrandt lighting
delicacy
highlighting
illumination
photothrombotically
chromatic aberration
illuminating
lightness
lightish
shine
gleaming
glimmer
camera flash
sunshaft
photomotile
xenon flash lamp
glower
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gleam
photosensitively
practical light
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light trespass
retroilluminate
luminance
luminous
luminography
chiaroscuro
twinkle
sunray
fill in
irradiant
semilucent
opalescence
beshine
blink
shade
belight
false colour
catch the light
iridescence
canary
lightening
changeable
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positive
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contrasty
light-bearing
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light
luminal
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irradiant
semilucent
changeable
photoperiodically
phototropically
photothrombotically
photosensitively
light
value
optical phenomenon
brightness constancy
wash
exposure
photopsia
accidental light
backlighting
photochromoscope
coruscance
flood lamp
floodlight
flood
photoflood
sidelighting
luster
lustre
phase angle
tone
sheen
shininess
highlight
impressionism
luma
leam
airiness
black
Rembrandt lighting
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chromatic aberration
lightness
gleaming
glimmer
camera flash
sunshaft
xenon flash lamp
glower
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gleam
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luminance
luminography
chiaroscuro
sunray
opalescence
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iridescence
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light the blue touchpaper
light
sensitize
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alighten
illumine
shine
bright
retroilluminate
twinkle
fill in
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blink
shade
belight
catch the light
noun
- 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 low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- 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.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A cigarette lighter.
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- The power of perception by vision.
verb
- To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- To start (a fire).
- To become ignited; to take fire.
- To set fire to; to set burning.
- 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.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To find by chance.
adj
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- With low viscosity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- Served with extra milk or cream.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
adv
noun
- The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
- The degree of importance given to something.
- The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
- The relative duration of a musical note.
- That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
- The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
- The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
- Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
- Precise meaning; import.
verb
noun
- A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- A liquid used for washing.
- A shallow body of water.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The blade of an oar.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
- A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
verb
- To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
- To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
- To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
- To clean oneself with water.
- To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- To clean with water.
- To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
verb
- To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- To loosen, slacken, or ease off.
- To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
- He saw Mary and his face lit up.
- To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
- To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower etc.
- To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
- Smoking in this building is not allowed, so I always step outside to light up.
- To make happy.
- To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
noun
- the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
- vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
- the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
- the disclosure of something secret
- aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
- the state of being vulnerable or exposed
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
- the act of exposing film to light
- presentation to view in an open or public manner
- abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
adj
- Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- Not negative or neutral.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
- Optimistic.
- Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- Of number, greater than zero.
- Having more protons than electrons.
- HIV positive.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- Formally laid down.
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
- Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- electropositive
- Fully assured in opinion.
- Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
- basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
noun
- A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- A positive result of a test.
- An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
noun
- A device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.
- A combination of three optical lanterns for projecting objects on a screen in natural colors. The images of three partial photographs taken through color screens (red, green, and blue, respectively) are superimposed. Each image is given its own primary color, and these colors blend and reproduce the colors of the object.
noun
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- an overwhelming number or amount
- a large flow
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
verb
adj
- Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
noun
- A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
noun
- The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
- The quality of being respectable or admirable.
- The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
- The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
- The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
- A specific pitch.
- (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
- The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
- a gun
- The shade or quality of a colour.
- The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
- (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
- The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
verb
- to change the colour of
- to give a particular tone to
- to utter with an affected tone.
- to make (something) firmer
pron
noun
- An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
- A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
verb
- To be a highlight of.
- To make prominent; emphasize.
- To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
noun
- a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities
- a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer
- a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions
adj
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
noun
verb
- To cause (something) to glow or shine with light.
- To cause (the eyes) to see.
- To enlighten intellectually.
- To enlighten (someone) spiritually; to induce (someone) to adopt, or believe in the truth of, a religion, religious tenet, etc.
- To enlighten (someone) intellectually.
- To decorate (a page of a manuscript book) with ornamental designs.
- To shine light on (something).
- To cause (a person or their face) to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.
- To become bright; to light up.
- Of a person or their face: to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.
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
verb
- To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
- To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- To be immediately apparent.
- To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- To reflect light.
- To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
noun
verb
- Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
- Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
adj
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
adv
- Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
- In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
noun
noun
- The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
- The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.
- The quality of being luminous.
noun
- A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.
- A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
- An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
- A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique.
adj
verb
verb
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
noun
- A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- A glimpse or glance.
- An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
verb
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- cast a shadow over
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
noun
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a position of relative inferiority
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
noun
- A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
- A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
- An informer or snitch; a squealer.
- A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
- A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
- A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
- A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
- A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
- A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
- Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
- Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
verb
- to test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
- to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
- to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
adj
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