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white (hw#t, w#t), adj., whit·er, whit·est,
n., v., whit·ed, whit·ing.

–adj.
1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
2. light or comparatively light in color.
3. (of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, as of many Caucasoids.
4. for, limited to, or predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is Caucasian: a white club; a white neighborhood.
5. pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage.
6. silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair.
7. snowy: a white Christmas.
8. lacking color; transparent.
9. (politically) ultraconservative.
10. blank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter: Fill in the white space below.
11. Armor. composed entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other covering; alwite.
12. wearing white clothing: a white monk.
13. Slang. decent, honorable, or dependable: That's very white of you.
14. auspicious or fortunate.
15. morally pure; innocent.
16. without malice; harmless: white magic.
17. (of wines) light-colored or yellowish, as opposed to red.
18. Brit. (of coffee) containing milk.
19. bleed white, Informal. to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources: Dishonesty is bleeding the union white.
–n.
20. a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
21. a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white, the highest value possible.
22. quality or state of being white.
23. lightness of skin pigment.
24. a person whose racial heritage is Caucasian.
25. a white material or substance.
26. the white part of something.
27. Biol. a pellucid viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of an egg; albumen.
28. the white part of the eyeball: He has a speck in the white of his eye.
29. whites,
a. white or nearly white clothing.
b. top-grade white flour.
30. white wine: Graves is a good white.
31. a type or breed that is white in color.
32. Usually, whites. a blank space in printing.
33. (cap.) a hog of any of several breeds having a white coat, as a Chester White.
34. Entomol. any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the common cabbage butterflies.
35. white fabric.
36. Archery.
a. the outermost ring of the butt.
b. an arrow that hits this portion of the butt.
c. the central part of the butt or target, formerly painted white but now painted gold or yellow.
d. Archaic. a target painted white.
37. Chess, Checkers. the men or pieces that are light-colored.
38. (often cap.) a member of a royalist, conservative, or reactionary political party.
39. in the white, in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished.
–v.t.
40. Print.
a. to make white by leaving blank spaces (often fol. by out).
b. to whiten (areas of artwork) in retouching preparatory to photoengraving (often fol. by out).
41. Archaic. to make white; whiten.
42. white out,
a. to cover (errors in copy) with a white correction fluid.
b. to censor, as by obliterating words or passages with white ink.
[bef. 900; ME whit(e), OE hw#t; c. G weiss, ON hv#tr, Goth hweits; akin to WHEAT]

White (hw#t, w#t), n.
1. Byron R(aymond) (“Whizzer”), born 1917, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–93.
2. Edmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
3. Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1910–21.
4. Edward H(ig·gins), II (higÆinz), 1930–67, U.S. astronaut: first American to walk in space 1965.
5. E(l·wyn) B(rooks) (elÆwin), 1899–1985, U.S. humorist and poet.
6. George Leonard, 1838–95, U.S. choral conductor.
7. Gilbert, 1720–93, English clergyman, naturalist, and writer.
8. Patrick (Victor Mar·tin·dale) (märÆtn d!lÅ), 1912–90, Australian writer, born in England: Nobel prize 1973.
9. Stanford, 1853–1906, U.S. architect.
10. Stewart Edward, 1873–1946, U.S. novelist.
11. T(erence) H(an·bur·y) (hanÆbà r"), 1896–1964, English novelist.
12. Theodore H., 1915–86, U.S. journalist and writer.
13. Walter Francis, 1893–1955, U.S. civil-rights leader and writer: executive secretary of the NAACP 1931–55.
14. William A(l·an·son) (alÆÃn sÃn), 1870–1937, U.S. neurologist, psychiatrist, and writer.
15. William Allen, 1868–1944, U.S. journalist.

black (blak), adj., -er, -est, n., v., adv.
–adj.
1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night.
3. (sometimes cap.)
a. pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia.
b. African-American.
4. soiled or stained with dirt: That shirt was black within an hour.
5. gloomy; pessimistic; dismal: a black outlook.
6. deliberately; harmful; inexcusable: a black lie.
7. boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening: black words; black looks.
8. (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream.
9. without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked: His black heart has concocted yet another black deed.
10. indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment: a black mark on one's record.
11. marked by disaster or misfortune: black areas of drought; Black Friday.
12. wearing black or dark clothing or armor: the black prince.
13. based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life: black comedy; black humor.
14. (of a check mark, flag, etc.) done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous, etc.: Pilots put a black flag next to the ten most dangerous airports.
15. illegal or underground: The black economy pays no taxes.
16. showing a profit; not showing any losses: the first black quarter in two years.
17. deliberately false or intentionally misleading: black propaganda.
18. Brit. boycotted, as certain goods or products by a trade union.
19. (of steel) in the form in which it comes from the rolling mill or forge; unfinished.
20. black or white, completely either one way or another, without any intermediate state.
–n.
21. the color at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to white, absorbing all light incident upon it. Cf. white (def. 20).
22. (sometimes cap.)
a. a member of any of various dark-skinned peoples, esp. those of Africa, Oceania, and Australia.
b. African-American.
23. black clothing, esp. as a sign of mourning: He wore black at the funeral.
24. Chess, Checkers. the dark-colored men or pieces or squares.
25. black pigment: lamp black.
26. Slang. See black beauty.
27. a horse or other animal that is entirely black.
28. black and white,
a. print or writing: I want that agreement in black and white.
b. a monochromatic picture done with black and white only.
c. a chocolate soda containing vanilla ice cream.
29. in the black, operating at a profit or being out of debt (opposed to in the red): New production methods put the company in the black.
–v.t.
30. to make black; put black on; blacken.
31. Brit. to boycott or ban.
32. to polish (shoes, boots, etc.) with blacking.
–v.i.
33. to become black; take on a black color; blacken.
34. black out,
a. to lose consciousness: He blacked out at the sight of blood.
b. to erase, obliterate, or suppress: News reports were blacked out.
c. to forget everything relating to a particular event, person, etc.: When it came to his war experiences he blacked out completely.
d. Theat. to extinguish all of the stage lights.
e. to make or become inoperable: to black out the radio broadcasts from the U.S.
f. Mil. to obscure by concealing all light in defense against air raids.
g. Radio and Television. to impose a broadcast blackout on (an area).
h. to withdraw or cancel (a special fare, sale, discount, etc.) for a designated period: The special air fare discount will be blacked out by the airlines over the holiday weekend.
–adv.
35. (of coffee or tea) served without milk or cream.
[bef. 900; ME blak, OE blæc; c. OHG blah-; akin to ON blakkr black, blek ink]
—blackÆish, adj.
—blackÆish·ly, adv.
—blackÆish·ness, n.
—Syn.1. dark, dusky; sooty, inky; swart, swarthy; sable, ebony. 4. dirty, dingy. 5. sad, depressing, somber, doleful, mournful, funereal. 7. disastrous, calamitous. 9. sinful, inhuman, fiendish, devilish, infernal, monstrous; atrocious, horrible; nefarious, treacherous, traitorous, villainous.
—Ant.1. white. 4. clean. 5. hopeful, cheerful.
—Usage.3, 22. BLACK, COLORED, and NEGRO have all been used to describe or name the dark-skinned African peoples or their descendants. COLORED, now somewhat old-fashioned, is often offensive. In the late 1950s BLACK began to replace NEGRO and today is the most widely used term. Common as an adjective (black woman, man, American, people, etc.), BLACK is also used as a noun, especially in the plural. Like other terms referring to skin color (white, yellow), BLACK is usually not capitalized, except in proper names or titles (Black Muslim; Black English). In the appropriate meanings AFRO-AMERICAN is sometimes used instead of BLACK.

Black (blak), n.
1. Hugo Lafayette, 1886–1971, U.S. political official: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1937–71.
2. Joseph, 1728–99, Scottish physician and chemist.
3. Shirley Temple. See Temple, Shirley.

red1 (red), n. adj., red·der, red·dest.

–n.
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often cap.) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
4. Informal. See red light (def. 1).
5. Informal. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
7. in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
8. paint the town red. See paint (def. 16).
9. see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.
–adj.
10. of the color red.
11. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
12. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
13. radically left politically.
14. (often cap.) communist.
15. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
[bef. 900; ME red, OE r"ad; c. G rot, D rood, ON raudhr, L r%fus, ruber, Gk erythrós; see RUBELLA, RUFESCENT, ERYTHRO-]
—redÆly, adv.

red2 (red), v.t., red, red·ding.

redd1.

Red (red), n.
a male or female given name.

red-,
var. of re- before a vowel or h in some words: redintegrate.

-red,
a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns: hatred; kindred.
[ME -rede, OE -r%den]

or·ange (ôrÆinj, orÆ-), n.
1. a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
2. any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C. sinensis (sweet orange), cultivated in warm countries.
3. any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.
4. any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.
5. a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow.
6. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.
–adj.
7. of or pertaining to the orange.
8. made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring: orange sherbet.
9. of the color orange; reddish-yellow.
[1300–50; ME: the fruit or tree < OF orenge, c. Sp naranja < Ar n!ranj < Pers n!rang < Skt n!ra¯ga]

Or·ange (ôrÆinj, orÆ-; Fr. ô RäNzhÆ for 3, 6), n.
1. a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
2. a river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1300 mi. (2095 km) long.
3. a former small principality of W Europe: now in the SE part of France.
4. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 91,788.
5. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark. 31,136.
6. a town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins. 26,468.
7. a city in SE Texas. 23,628.
8. a town in S Connecticut. 13,237.
9. Fort. See Fort Orange.


yel·low (yelÆ$), n., adj., -er, -est, v.
–n.
1. a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
2. the yolk of an egg.
3. a yellow pigment or dye.
4. Informal. See yellow light.
5. Slang. See yellow jacket (def. 2).
–adj.
6. of the color yellow.
7. Often Offensive.
a. designating or pertaining to an Oriental person or Oriental peoples.
b. designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown.
8. having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
9. Informal. cowardly.
10. (of journalism, a newspaper, etc.)
a. sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so: That yellow rag carried all the gory details.
b. dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, esp. in sacrificing truth for sensationalism: Objective reporting isn't always a match for yellow journalism.
11. jealous; envious.
–v.t., v.i.
12. to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.
[bef. 900; 1895–1900 for def. 9; ME yelou (adj. and n.), OE geolo, geolu (adj.); c. D geel, G gelb, L helvus pale-yellow; akin to ON gulr]
—yelÆlow·ly, adv.
—yelÆlow·ness, n.
—Syn.9. craven, timorous, fearful.

green (gr"n), adj., -er, -est, n., v.
–adj.
1. of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields.
3. characterized by the presence of verdure.
4. made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad.
5. not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green.
6. unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber.
7. immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: a green worker.
8. simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled.
9. fresh, recent, or new: an insult still green in his mind.
10. having a sickly appearance; pale; wan: green with fear; green with envy.
11. full of life and vigor; young: a man ripe in years but green in heart.
12. environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers.
13. (of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due esp. to a lack of maturity.
14. freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat.
15. not fired, as bricks or pottery.
16. (of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened.
17. Foundry.
a. (of sand) sufficiently moist to form a compact lining for a mold without further treatment.
b. (of a casting) as it comes from the mold.
c. (of a powder, in powder metallurgy) unsintered.
–n.
18. a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
19. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.
20. green coloring matter, as paint or dye.
21. green material or clothing: to be dressed in green.
22. greens,
a. fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration; wreaths.
b. the leaves and stems of plants, as spinach, lettuce, or cabbage, used for food.
c. a blue-green uniform of the U.S. Army.
23. grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.
24. a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.
25. Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole.
26. See bowling green.
27. a shooting range for archery.
28. Informal. See green light (def. 1).
29. Slang. money; greenbacks (usually prec. by the): I'd like to buy a new car but I don't have the green.
30. (cap.) a member of the Green party (in Germany).
31. read the green, to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting.
–v.i., v.t.
32. to become or make green.
33. Informal. to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements.
[bef. 900; ME, OE gr"ne; c. G grün; akin to GROW]
—greenÆage, n.
—greenÆly, adv.

Green (gr"n), n.
1. Henrietta Howland Robinson (“Hetty”), 1835–1916, U.S. financier.
2. Henry (Henry Vincent Yorke), 1905–73, English novelist.
3. John Richard, 1837–83, English historian.
4. Julian, born 1900, U.S. writer.
5. Paul Eliot, 1894–1981, U.S. playwright, novelist, and teacher.
6. William, 1873–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the A.F.L. 1924–52.
7. a river flowing S from W Wyoming to join the Colorado River in SE Utah. 730 mi. (1175 km) long.

blue (blÁ), n., adj., blu·er, blu·est, v., blued, blu·ing or blue·ing.
–n.
1. the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
2. bluing.
3. something having a blue color: Place the blue next to the red.
4. a person who wears blue or is a member of a group characterized by some blue symbol: Tomorrow the blues will play the browns.
5. (often cap.) a member of the Union army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Cf. gray (def. 13).
6. bluestocking.
7. See blue ribbon (def. 1).
8. any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
9. Print. blueline.
10. the blue,
a. the sky.
b. the sea.
c. the remote distance: They've vanished into the blue somewhere.
11. out of the blue, suddenly and unexpectedly: The inheritance came out of the blue as a stroke of good fortune.
–adj.
12. of the color of blue: a blue tie.
13. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Union army in the American Civil War.
14. (of the skin) discolored by cold, contusion, fear, or vascular collapse.
15. depressed in spirits; dejected; melancholy: She felt blue about not being chosen for the team.
16. holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak: a blue outlook.
17. characterized by or stemming from rigid morals or religion: statutes that were blue and unrealistic.
18. marked by blasphemy: The air was blue with oaths.
19. (of an animal's pelage) grayish-blue.
20. indecent; somewhat obscene; risqué: a blue joke or film.
21. blue in the face, exhausted and speechless, as from excessive anger, physical strain, etc.: I reminded him about it till I was blue in the face.
–v.t.
22. to make blue; dye a blue color.
23. to tinge with bluing: Don't blue your clothes till the second rinse.
–v.i.
24. to become or turn blue.
[1250–1300; ME blewe < AF blew, bl(i)u, bl(i)ef blue, livid, discolored, OF blo, blau (F bleu) < Gmc *bl%waz; cf. OE bl%wen, contr. of bl%h%wen deep blue, perse (see BLAE, HUE), OFris bl!w, MD bl!(u), OHG bl!o (G blau), ON bl!r]
—blueÆly, adv.
—blueÆness, n.
—Syn.1. azure, cerulean, sapphire. 15. despondent, unhappy, morose, doleful, dispirited, sad, glum, downcast. 16. gloomy, dispiriting. 17. righteous, puritanical, moral, severe, prudish.
—Ant.15. happy.

in·di·go (inÆdi g$Å), n., pl. -gos, -goes, adj.
–n.
1. a blue dye obtained from various plants, esp. of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
2. See indigo blue (def. 2).
3. any of numerous hairy plants belonging to the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of usually red or purple flowers.
4. a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue.
–adj.
5. Also called indigo-blue, indigotic. of the color indigo.
[1545–55; < Sp or Pg, var. of ÍNDICO < L indicum < Gk indikón, n. use of neut. of Indikós INDIC]

vi·o·let (v#ÆÃ lit), n.
1. any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers. Cf. violet family.
2. any such plant except the pansy and the viola.
3. the flower of any native, wild species of violet, as distinguished from the pansy: the state flower of Illinois, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
4. any of various similar plants of other genera.
5. reddish-blue, a color at the opposite end of the visible spectrum from red, an effect of light with a wavelength between 400 and 450 nm.
–adj.
6. of the color violet; reddish-blue: violet hats.
[1300–50; ME < OF violete, equiv. to viole (< L viola violet) + -ete -ET]

Vi·o·let (v#ÆÃ lit), n.
a female given name.
Also, Vi·o·lette (v#ÅÃ letÆ, v#ÆÃ lit),
Vi·o·let·ta (v#ÅÃ letÆÃ).

electromagnetÆic radiaÆtion, Physics.
radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
[1950–55]

light1 (l#t), n., adj., -er, -est, v., light·ed or lit, light·ing.
–n.
1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
2. Physics.
a. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon.
b. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays.
3. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight.
4. an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon.
5. the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle.
6. the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light.
7. daybreak or dawn: when light appeared in the east.
8. daytime: Summer has more hours of light.
9. a particular light or illumination in which an object seen takes on a certain appearance: viewing the portrait in dim light.
10. a device for or means of igniting, as a spark, flame, or match: Could you give me a light?
11. a traffic light: Don't cross till the light changes.
12. the aspect in which a thing appears or is regarded: Try to look at the situation in a more cheerful light.
13. the state of being visible, exposed to view, or revealed to public notice or knowledge; limelight: Stardom has placed her in the light.
14. a person who is an outstanding leader, celebrity, or example; luminary: He became one of the leading lights of Restoration drama.
15. Art.
a. the effect of light falling on an object or scene as represented in a picture.
b. one of the brightest parts of a picture.
16. a gleam or sparkle, as in the eyes.
17. a measure or supply of light; illumination: The wall cuts off our light.
18. spiritual illumination or awareness; enlightenment.
19. Archit.
a. Also called day. one compartment of a window or window sash.
b. a window, esp. a small one.
20. mental insight; understanding.
21. lights, the information, ideas, or mental capacities possessed: to act according to one's lights.
22. a lighthouse.
23. Archaic. the eyesight.
24. bring to light, to discover or reveal: The excavations brought to light the remnants of an ancient civilization.
25. come to light, to be discovered or revealed: Some previously undiscovered letters have lately come to light.
26. hide one's light under a bushel, to conceal or suppress one's talents or successes.
27. in a good (or bad) light, under favorable (or unfavorable) circumstances: She worshiped him, but then she'd only seen him in a good light.
28. in (the) light of, taking into account; because of; considering: It was necessary to review the decision in the light of recent developments.
29. light at the end of the tunnel, a prospect of success, relief, or redemption: We haven't solved the problem yet, but we're beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
30. see the light,
a. to come into existence or being.
b. to be made public.
c. to begin to accept or understand a point of view one formerly opposed: Her father was opposed to her attending an out-of-town college, but he finally saw the light.
31. shed or throw light on, to clarify; clear up: His deathbed confession threw light on a mystery of long standing.
–adj.
32. having light or illumination; bright; well-lighted: the lightest room in the entire house.
33. pale, whitish, or not deep or dark in color: a light blue.
34. (of coffee or tea) containing enough milk or cream to produce a light color.
–v.t.
35. to set burning, as a candle, lamp, fire, match, or cigarette; kindle; ignite.
36. to turn or switch on (an electric light): One flick of the master switch lights all the lamps in the room.
37. to give light to; furnish with light or illumination: The room is lighted by two large chandeliers.
38. to make (an area or object) bright with or as if with light (often fol. by up): Hundreds of candles lighted up the ballroom.
39. to cause (the face, surroundings, etc.) to brighten, esp. with joy, animation, or the like (often fol. by up): A smile lit up her face. Her presence lighted up the room.
40. to guide or conduct with a light: a candle to light you to bed.
–v.i.
41. to take fire or become kindled: The damp wood refused to light.
42. to ignite a cigar, cigarette, or pipe for purposes of smoking (usually fol. by up): He took out a pipe and lighted up before speaking.
43. to become illuminated when switched on: This table lamp won't light.
44. to become bright, as with light or color (often fol. by up): The sky lights up at sunset.
45. to brighten with animation or joy, as the face or eyes (often fol. by up).
[bef. 900; (n. and adj.) ME; OE l"oht; c. OS lioht, OFris liacht, D, G licht, Goth liuhath (n.); akin to ON lj$s (n.), lj$ss (adj.), L l%x (n.), Gk leukós bright, white; (v.) ME lighten, OE l#htan, c. OS liuhtian, OHG liuhten (G leuchten), Goth liuhtjan]
—lightÆful, adj.
—lightÆful·ly, adv.

light2 (l#t), adj., -er, -est, adv., -er, -est, n.
–adj.
1. of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
2. of little weight in proportion to bulk; of low specific gravity: a light metal.
3. of less than the usual or average weight: light clothing.
4. weighing less than the proper or standard amount: to be caught using light weights in trade.
5. of small amount, force, intensity, etc.: light trading on the stock market; a light rain; light sleep.
6. using or applying little or slight pressure or force: The child petted the puppy with light, gentle strokes.
7. not distinct; faint: The writing on the page had become light and hard to read.
8. easy to endure, deal with, or perform; not difficult or burdensome: light duties.
9. not very profound or serious; amusing or entertaining: light reading.
10. of little importance or consequence; trivial: The loss of his job was no light matter.
11. easily digested: light food.
12. low in any substance, as sugar, starch, or tars, that is considered harmful or undesirable: light cigarettes.
13. (of alcoholic beverages)
a. not heavy or strong: a light apéritif.
b. (esp. of beer and wine) having fewer calories and usually a lower alcohol content than the standard product.
14. spongy or well-leavened, as cake.
15. (of soil) containing much sand; porous or crumbly.
16. slender or delicate in form or appearance: a light, graceful figure.
17. airy or buoyant in movement: When she dances, she's as light as a feather.
18. nimble or agile: light on one's feet.
19. free from trouble, sorrow, or worry; carefree: a light heart.
20. cheerful; gay: a light laugh.
21. characterized by lack of proper seriousness; frivolous: light conduct.
22. sexually promiscuous; loose.
23. easily swayed; changeable; volatile: a heart light of love; His is a life of a man light of purpose.
24. dizzy; slightly delirious: I get light on one martini.
25. Mil. lightly armed or equipped: light cavalry.
26. having little or no cargo, encumbrance, or the like; not burdened: a light freighter drawing little water.
27. adapted by small weight or slight build for small loads or swift movement: The grocer bought a light truck for deliveries.
28. using small-scale machinery primarily for the production of consumer goods: light industry.
29. Naut. noting any sail of light canvas set only in moderate or calm weather, as a royal, skysail, studdingsail, gaff topsail, or spinnaker.
30. Meteorol. (of wind) having a speed up to 7 mph (3 m/sec). Cf. light air, light breeze.
31. Phonet. (of l-sounds) resembling a front vowel in quality; clear: French l is lighter than English l.
32. Pros. (of a syllable)
a. unstressed.
b. short.
33. Poker. being in debt to the pot: He's a dollar light.
34. make light of, to treat as unimportant or trivial: They made light of our hard-won victory.
–adv.
35. lightly: to travel light.
36. with no load or cargo hauled or carried: a locomotive running light to its roundhouse.
–n.
37. a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
[bef. 900; ME; OE l"oht, l#ht; c. OFris li(u)cht, OS -l#ht, D licht, G leicht, ON l"ttr, Goth leihts]
—Syn. 7. indistinct; faded. 10. trifling, inconsiderable. 19. cheery, happy. 21. flighty.
—Ant. 1. heavy.

light3 (l#t), v.i., light·ed or lit, light·ing.
1. to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle.
2. to come to rest, as on a spot or thing; fall or settle upon; land: The bird lighted on the branch. My eye lighted on some friends in the crowd.
3. to come by chance; happen; hit (usually fol. by on or upon): to light on a clue; to light on an ideal picnic spot.
4. to fall, as a stroke, weapon, vengeance, or choice, on a place or person: The choice lighted upon our candidate.
5. light into, Informal. to make a vigorous physical or verbal attack on: He would light into anyone with the slightest provocation.
6. light out, Slang. to leave quickly; depart hurriedly: He lit out of here as fast as his legs would carry him.
[bef. 900; ME lihten, OE l#htan to make light, relieve of a weight; see LIGHT2]

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