Definition of light

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Light (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous..

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Bird-witted :: Bird-witted (a.) Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.
Teinoscope :: Teinoscope (n.) An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished; -- called also prism telescope.
Rally :: Rally (v. i.) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite..
Weightless :: Weightless (a.) Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind..
Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky..
Skip :: Skip (v. t.) To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope..
Starshoot :: Starshine (n.) The light of the stars.
Seersucker :: Seersucker (n.) A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar appearance..
Nonphotobiotic :: Nonphotobiotic (a.) Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..
Leaven :: Leaven (n.) Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm..
Berylline :: Berylline (a.) Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.
Woolenet :: Woolenet (n.) A thin, light fabric of wool..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail..
Looplight :: Looplight (n.) A small narrow opening or window in a tower or fortified wall; a loophole.
Lucubratory :: Lucubratory (a.) Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking..
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