Definitions
How to pronounce lights:
Lights - as an adjective
Of comparatively little physical weight or density
Example: "A light load"
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
Example: "Light blue"
Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
Example: "Light infantry"
Not great in degree or quantity or number
Example: "A light sentence"
Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
Example: "A light heart"
Characterized by or emitting light
Example: "A room that is light when the shutters are open"
Of little intensity or power or force
Example: "The light touch of her fingers"
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
Example: "Light water is ordinary water"
Lights - as a noun
A divine presence believed by quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Example: "The light was filtered through a soft glass window"
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Any device serving as a source of illumination
Example: "He stopped the car and turned off the lights"
A particular perspective or aspect of a situation
Example: "Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
Example: "Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
An illuminated area
Example: "He stepped into the light"
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Example: "Follow god's light"
The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
Example: "He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
A person regarded very fondly
Example: "The light of my life"
Having abundant light or illumination
Example: "They played as long as it was light"
Mental understanding as an enlightening experience
Example: "He finally saw the light"
Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Example: "He had a sparkle in his eye"
Public awareness
Example: "It brought the scandal to light"
A visual warning signal
Example: "They saw the light of the beacon"
Lights - as an adverb
Lights - as an adjective satellite
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
Example: "A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"
Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
Example: "A light diet"
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
Example: "Light soil"
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Example: "Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"
Moving easily and quickly; nimble
Example: "The dancer was light and graceful"
Demanding little effort; not burdensome
Example: "Light housework"
Weak and likely to lose consciousness
Example: "Suddenly felt faint from the pain"
Very thin and insubstantial
Example: "Light summer dresses"
Marked by temperance in indulgence
Example: "Abstemious with the use of adverbs"
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Example: "A light pound"
Having little importance
Example: "Losing his job was no light matter"
Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
Example: "Light verse"
Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
Example: "Light aircraft"
Having relatively few calories
Example: "Light (or lite) beer"
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Example: "Her easy virtue"
Lights - as a verb
Introduce light into
Example: "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Begin to smoke
Example: "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
Example: "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
Example: "The task fell to me"
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Word Game Points
LIGHTS has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
LIGHTS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
LIGHTS has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.
