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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 lit banana split clit flit gill slit ipomoea quamoclit litany litchee litchi litchi chinensis litchi nut litchi tree liter literacy literal literal error literal interpretation literalism literalness literary agent literary argument literary composition literary critic literary criticism literary genre literary hack literary pirate literary review literary study literary work literate literate person literati literature lithane litheness lithia water lithiasis lithium lithium carbonate lithocarpus lithocarpus densiflorus lithocarpus glaber lithocarpus glabra lithodidae lithoglyptics lithograph lithograph machine lithographer lithography lithomancy lithonate lithophragma lithophragma affine lithophragma affinis lithophragma parviflorum lithophyte lithophytic plant lithops lithospermum lithospermum canescens lithospermum caroliniense lithospermum officinale lithosphere lithotomy lithotomy position lithuania lithuanian lithuresis litigant litigation litigator litmus litmus paper litmus test litocranius litocranius walleri litoral litotes litre litter litter-bearer litter lout litterateur litterbasket litterbin litterbug litterer little little-head snakeweed little-leaf fig little-league team little auk little barley little bear little bighorn little bighorn river little black ant little blue heron little brother little brown bat little brown myotis little chief hare little club moss little clubmoss little dictionary little dipper little dog little ebony spleenwort little egret little finger little girl little golden zinnia little grebe little hand little horn little joe little john little league little leaguer little lord fauntleroy little missouri little missouri river little mo connolly little office little owl little phoebe little potato little red ricing hood little rhody little rock little sister little skate little slam little sparrow little spotted skunk little terror little theater little theatre little toe littleneck littleneck clam littleness littoral littoral zone littorina littorinidae littre liturgics liturgiology liturgist liturgy pudendal slit reverse split reverse stock split slit split stock split vulvar slit wagon-lit whatchamacallit 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)) Overview of adj lit The adj lit has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted -- (provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell") 2. lighted, lit -- (set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker") Antonyms of adj lit 2 senses of lit Sense 1 illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted INDIRECT (VIA light) -> dark Sense 2 lighted (vs. unlighted), lit Similarity of adj lit 2 senses of lit Sense 1 illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted => light (vs. dark) Sense 2 lighted (vs. unlighted), lit => ablaze(prenominal), afire(prenominal), aflame(prenominal), aflare(prenominal), alight(prenominal), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(prenominal) => ignited, enkindled, kindled Attributes of adj lit Familiarity of adj lit lit used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj lit floodlit lamplit lit lite literal literary literate lithe lithesome lithic lithographic lithomantic lithophytic lithuanian litigious littered little littler littlest littoral liturgical moonlit slit split starlit sunlit twilit unlit 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)) Overview of adj lit The adj lit has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted -- (provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell") 2. lighted, lit -- (set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker")
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