shadow
obumbrate
overcast
darkening
obfuscate
clouden
darken
adusk
nighted
atmospheric
dusk
threatening
lowering
embrown
heavy
sullen
tenebrize
murk
endarken
rift
unshaded
bedarken
illuminable
gloom
daylight
umbrage
embrowned
tint
light
antidarkening
umbratic
clag
begloom
ardent
noctilucent
cloud over
mirky
caliginous
nubilous
sunstruck
deluminate
overcloud
sunlit
murky
cloud up
dark
mirken
vesperate
bedim
evenfall
illuminate
lighten
clear
swarten
obnubilation
cloudwise
shade
fill in
crepuscular
haze
obnubilate
tenebrity
brumous
semitransparent
infuscate
veilleuse
overdarken
antishadow
fire
sombre
sunless
semishade
semigloom
sun
pheo-
unshadowed
bleach
demitint
lighting
semidarkness
bottle green
photoacclimate
twilit
twilitten
darkening
adusk
nighted
atmospheric
dusk
threatening
lowering
heavy
sullen
unshaded
illuminable
embrowned
antidarkening
umbratic
ardent
noctilucent
mirky
caliginous
nubilous
sunstruck
sunlit
murky
clear
crepuscular
overcast
brumous
semitransparent
sunless
unshadowed
sombre
twilit
twilitten
cloudwise
adusk
rift
murk
clag
evenfall
obnubilation
tenebrity
veilleuse
antishadow
light
semishade
semigloom
demitint
lighting
semidarkness
bottle green
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overcast
obfuscate
clouden
darken
embrown
tenebrize
murk
endarken
bedarken
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daylight
umbrage
tint
light
begloom
cloud over
deluminate
overcloud
cloud up
dark
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vesperate
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verb
- To shade, cloud, or darken.
- To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
- To hide; to conceal.
- To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- To block light or radio transmission from.
- To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
noun
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A small degree; a shade.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- That which looms as though a shadow.
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An inseparable companion.
- A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
adj
verb
- To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
- To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
- To make gloomy; to depress.
adj
- Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
- In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
noun
verb
- To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
- To become dark or darker (having less light).
- To make dark or darker in colour.
- To become gloomy, darker in mood.
- To render gloomy, darker in mood.
- To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
- To make dark or darker by reducing light.
- To blind, impair the eyesight.
- To become dark or darker in colour.
- To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
- To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
adj
verb
noun
adj
- darkened by clouds
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of relatively large extent and density
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- prodigious
- full and loud and deep
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- slow and laborious because of weight
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- sharply inclined
- full of; bearing great weight
- requiring or showing effort
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
adj
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- of great intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
adv
noun
verb
- To expose to daylight
- To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
- To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
- To gain exposure to the open.
- To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
noun
- A light source that simulates daylight.
- The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
- A clear, open space.
- Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
- Exposure to public scrutiny.
- The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
- The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
- Daybreak.
- The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
- The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
verb
noun
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A slight coloring.
abbrev
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
- A low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- 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 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 make dark, darken; to obscure.
- To grow or become dark, darken.
- To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
noun
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Ignorance.
- Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
adj
- 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.
- Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
verb
noun
verb
- To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
- To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
- To become light or lighter in weight.
- To make less serious or more cheerful.
- To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
- To descend; to light.
- To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
- To become less serious or more cheerful.
- To make light or lighter in weight.
adj
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- readily apparent to the mind
- allowing light to pass through
- accurately stated or described
verb
- rid of obstructions
- make a way or path by removing objects
- become clear
- grant authorization or clearance for
- remove
- go unchallenged; be approved
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- go away or disappear
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- yield as a net profit
- make as a net profit
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- sell to get rid of
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- settle, as of a debt
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- rid of instructions or data
- remove (people) from a building
- remove the occupants of
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
adv
adj
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- clear of charges or deductions
- easily deciphered
- freed from any question of guilt
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
noun
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
verb
- To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
- To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans.
- To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
- To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
- In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
noun
- Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
- An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
- A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
- Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
- The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
- Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
verb
noun
noun
noun
- Whiteness or brightness, especially where darkness is expected or found.
- The dampening of subatomic shadow effects due to rescattering.
- A dampening or absence of shadow.
- An inaccurate shadow in a three-dimensional rendering, caused by a vertex of an object being projected through the point of a light source.
adj
verb
verb
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- To forcibly direct (something).
- To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- To drive away by setting a fire.
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- To set off an explosive in a mine.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
- To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- To cause an action potential in a cell.
- To cauterize.
noun
- A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- The elements necessary to start a fire.
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
adj
verb
- To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- To be exposed to the sun.
- To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.
- Sunrise or sunset.
- The light and warmth which is received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
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