word | light |
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definition | noun Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. Cracks of light filtered through the shutters. Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off. It was difficult to see in the dim light. ...ultraviolet light. A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. The janitor comes round to turn the lights out. You get into the music, the lights and the people around you. ...street lights. You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings. If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking. Have you got a light anybody? If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light. You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing. ...the harsh light of reality. You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards. By his own lights, obeying orders is what a soldier is meant to do. If there is a light in someone's eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about. I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes. verb If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it. It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly. The room was lit by only the one light. The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light. ...the little lighted space at the bottom of the stairwell. If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning. Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette. If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper. ...a lighted candle. adjective If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek. He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden. ...light summer evenings. If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. It is a light room with tall windows. Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean. The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom. |
inflections | lightslightinglitlightedlighterlightestlightness |
cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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