Definition of light

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Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

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Linden :: Linden (n.) A handsome tree (Tilia Europaea), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe..
Perceptibility :: Perceptibility (n.) The quality or state of being perceptible; as, the perceptibility of light or color..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly..
Photometry :: Photometry (n.) That branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light.
Extravaganza :: Extravaganza (n.) An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.
Cerise :: Cerise (a.) Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk..
Phaethon :: Phaethon (n.) The son of Helios (Phoebus), that is, the son of light, or of the sun. He is fabled to have obtained permission to drive the chariot of the sun, in doing which his want of skill would have set the world on fire, had he not been struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, and hurled headlong into the river Po..
Delicacy :: Delicacy (a.) Pleasure; gratification; delight.
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight..
Corn :: Corn (v. t.) To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue..
Dusk :: Dusk (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening..
Light-heeled :: Light-heeled (a.) Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
Elysium :: Elysium (n.) Hence, any delightful place..
Etiolation :: Etiolation (n.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease..
Cork Fossil :: Cork fossil () A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork..
Quiver :: Quiver (v. i.) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
Cornea :: Cornea (n.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Pancreas :: Pancreas (n.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him..
Frostbite :: Frostbite (v. t.) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost..
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