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lighting |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb light 2 of 6 senses of light Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => floodlight => spotlight Sense 4 ignite, light => light up fire up light => reignite => kindle, enkindle => light up => flare up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb light 2 of 6 senses of light Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => floodlight => spotlight Sense 4 ignite, light => light up fire up light => reignite => kindle, enkindle => rekindle => light up => flare up => kindle Entailment of verb light 1 of 6 senses of light Sense 2 light up fire up light => smoke Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb light 6 senses of light Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => lighten, lighten up Sense 2 light up fire up light => ignite, light Sense 3 alight, light, perch => land, set down Sense 4 ignite, light => burn Sense 5 fall, light => fall, return, pass, devolve Sense 6 unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => descend, fall, go down come down Familiarity of verb light light used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb light Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => lighten, lighten up -------------- Sense 2 light up fire up light => ignite, light -------------- Sense 3 alight, light, perch => land, set down -------------- Sense 4 ignite, light => burn -------------- Sense 5 fall, light => fall, return, pass, devolve -------------- Sense 6 unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => descend, fall, go down come down -------------- Grep of noun lighting highlighting indirect lighting lighting lighting circuit lighting fixture lighting industry sheet lighting strip lighting Overview of noun lighting The noun lighting has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) light, lighting -- (having abundant light or illumination: "they played as long as it was light" or "as long as the lighting was good") 2. (2) lighting -- (apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film) 3. (1) lighting -- (the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting") 4. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling -- (the act of starting a fire) Overview of verb light The verb light has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (12) light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit") 2. (10) light up fire up light -- (begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up") 3. (3) alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him.") 4. (2) ignite, light -- (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter."; "Light a cigarette.") 5. fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot: "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims") 6. unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down -- (get off (a horse)) Grep of adj lighting lighting-up slighting Overview of noun lighting The noun lighting has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) light, lighting -- (having abundant light or illumination: "they played as long as it was light" or "as long as the lighting was good") 2. (2) lighting -- (apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film) 3. (1) lighting -- (the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting") 4. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling -- (the act of starting a fire) Overview of verb light The verb light has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (12) light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit") 2. (10) light up fire up light -- (begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up") 3. (3) alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him.") 4. (2) ignite, light -- (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter."; "Light a cigarette.") 5. fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot: "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims") 6. unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down -- (get off (a horse))
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