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lite

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noun

Examples :

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

physics energy phenomena

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A source of illumination.

Examples :

"Put that light out!"

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Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

Examples :

"Can you throw any light on this problem?"

mind philosophy religion soul

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(in the plural) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.

Examples :

"The teacher presented several lites about the history of the Roman Empire. "

info communication media internet

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A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

Examples :

"Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement."

person culture achievement media entertainment

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The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.

Examples :

"The painting's lite showed the sun shining directly on the happy children playing. "

art appearance style

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A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.

Examples :

"Seeing the issue from a student's lite, the assignment seemed unnecessarily complex. "

attitude point aspect

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A flame or something used to create fire.

Examples :

"Hey, buddy, you got a light?"

energy utility fuel

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A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.

Examples :

"a Bengal light"

entertainment material substance

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A window, or space for a window in architecture.

Examples :

"This facade has eight south-facing lights."

architecture building

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The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.

Examples :

"The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8."

language writing word game entertainment

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A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

Examples :

"The crossword puzzle had a lite, which was the shared letter "A" in both the down and across words. "

literature writing word language

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Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.

Examples :

"The new school policy is under a lot of public lite; everyone is talking about it. "

appearance condition

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The power of perception by vision.

Examples :

"Her lite was sharp enough to notice the tiny details in the artist's painting. "

physiology sensation

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The brightness of the eye or eyes.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's lite, noticing a slight dimming. "

appearance physiology

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A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.

Examples :

"To get to our house, turn right at the third light."

traffic sign way vehicle

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adjective

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

Examples :

"The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."

appearance energy physics

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adjective

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

Examples :

"She had light skin."

appearance color

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(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

Examples :

"I like my coffee light."

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A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

Examples :

"During the rock-skipping contest, my first throw was a lite, barely making it past my feet. "

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noun

Examples :

"After the power outage, we checked to see if the lite were on, hoping electricity had been restored. "

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Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

Examples :

"a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons"

mass physics science

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Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

Examples :

"feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water"

physics science

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Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

Examples :

"to issue light coin"

amount mass quality

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adjective

Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.

Examples :

"My new workout routine is very lite; it doesn't require heavy weights or long hours. "

mass food drink style

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Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

Examples :

"a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake"

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Gentle; having little force or momentum.

Examples :

"This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch."

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adjective

Easy to endure or perform.

Examples :

"light duties around the house"

ability quality

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Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

Examples :

"This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it."

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adjective

Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

Examples :

"I made some light comment, and we moved on."

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adjective

Unchaste, wanton.

Examples :

"The rumors about the new student were that she was quite lite in her behavior, attracting unwanted attention. "

moral character person human sex

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Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.

Examples :

"The dancer felt surprisingly lite and energetic after her warm-up, ready to leap across the stage. "

character human person

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Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

Examples :

"a light, vain person; a light mind"

character mind attitude

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Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

Examples :

"Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse."

character attitude style quality

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Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.

Examples :

"After staying up all night studying, Sarah felt quite lite and struggled to focus in class. "

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adjective

Easily interrupted by stimulation.

Examples :

"light sleep; light anesthesia"

mind human person

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adjective

Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.

Examples :

"His lite dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing."

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adjective

Examples :

"The lite version of the software has fewer features and uses less memory. "

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adjective

(usually used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.

Examples :

"The evening news felt like news lite, focusing on celebrity gossip instead of important global events. "

language style quality

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noun

Examples :

"The recipe called for a lite amount of sugar, just a little bit. "

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adjective

Examples :

"The restaurant offered a lite menu with only a few options for vegetarians. "

amount degree quality

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noun

The act of waiting; a wait.

Examples :

"The long lite for the bus was frustrating. "

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verb

To expect; wait.

Examples :

""I lite for my friend at the bus stop every morning." "

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verb

Examples :

"To succeed in school, you have to lite on your own abilities and work hard. "

attitude tendency character