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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Glitter :: Glitter (n.) A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage..
Moonless :: Moonless (a.) Being without a moon or moonlight.
Roller :: Roller (n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or tumbling in flight..
Starlight :: Starlight (n.) The light given by the stars.
Suffruticose :: Suffrutescent (a.) Slightly woody at the base.
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies..
Uncial :: Uncial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style..
Virescent :: Virescent (a.) Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Image :: Image (n.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror..
Rusk :: Rusk (n.) A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.
Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer..
Hoity-toity :: Hoity-toity (a.) Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt..
Delighter :: Delighter (n.) One who gives or takes delight.
Polariscope :: Polariscope (n.) An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties..
Instruct :: Instruct (v. t.) To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.
Light :: Light (n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light..
Miff :: Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.
Shell :: Shell (n.) A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell..
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