light

Definition

Examples

Please turn off the light in the meeting room when you leave.

Word Family

Synonyms

• illuminationa condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
• brightnessthe location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
• lightweighta professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

Collocations

• Easy turn on the light
  to turn on the light, meaning to change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• Medium traffic light signal
  to traffic light signal, meaning to deal illegally
• Hard shed new light on the issue
  to shed new light on the issue, meaning to get rid of
• Very Hard in light of recent revelations
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within light of recent revelations