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visible_light visible_radiation

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"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

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light_source

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"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

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"a light load" "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

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"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

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illuminate illumine light_up illume

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"This lamp lightens the room a bit"

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fire_up light_up

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"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

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luminosity luminousness luminance brightness_level brightness

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"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

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light-colored

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"light blue" "light colors such as pastels" "a light-colored powder"

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"he stepped into the light"

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"light infantry" "light cavalry" "light industry" "light weapons"

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illumination

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"follow God's light"

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lightness

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"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

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"a light sentence" "a light accent" "casualties were light" "light snow was falling" "light misty rain" "light smoke from the chimney"

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alight perch

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: "Misfortune lighted upon him."

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"a light heart"

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"the light of my life"

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"a room that is light when the shutters are open" "the inside of the house was airy and light"

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spark sparkle

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"he had a sparkle in his eye"

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ignite

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"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter." "Light a cigarette."

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weak unaccented

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"a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable" "a weak stress on the second syllable"

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sandy friable

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"light sandy soil"

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"a light diet"

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"he finally saw the light" "can you shed light on this problem?"

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lighting

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: "they played as long as it was light" or "as long as the lighting was good"

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tripping lightsome

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"the dancer was light and graceful" "a lightsome buoyant step" "walked with a light tripping step"

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clear unclouded clean

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"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings" "clear laughter like a waterfall" "clear reds and blues" "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

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"it brought the scandal to light"

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"light housework" "light exercise"

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"the light touch of her fingers" "a light breeze"

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"light water is ordinary water"

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"light pastries"

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dismount get_down get_off unhorse

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idle

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"idle pleasure" "light banter" "light idle chatter"

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"losing his job was no light matter"

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fall

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: "The task fell to me" "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

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scant short

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"a light pound" "a scant cup of sugar" "regularly gives short weight"

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flimsy

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"thin paper" "flimsy voile" "light summer dresses"

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loose promiscuous sluttish wanton easy

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"her easy virtue" "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women" "wanton behavior"

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Light_Within Christ_Within Inner_Light

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"light verse" "a light comedy"

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"they saw the light of the beacon" "there was a light at every corner"

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light-headed faint swooning lightheaded

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"suddenly felt faint from the pain" "was sick and faint from hunger" "felt light in the head" "a swooning fit" "light-headed with wine" "light-headed from lack of sleep"

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abstemious

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"abstemious meals" "a light eater" "a light smoker" "ate a light supper"

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lightly

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"experienced travellers travel light"

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faint light-headed swooning

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"suddenly felt faint from the pain" "was sick and faint from hunger" "felt light in the head" "a swooning fit" "light-headed with wine" "light-headed from lack of sleep"

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"light aircraft" "a light truck"

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lite low-cal diet

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"diet cola" "light (or lite) beer" "lite (or light) mayonnaise" "a low-cal diet"

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wakeful

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"in a light doze" "a light sleeper" "a restless wakeful night"

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igniter ignitor lighter

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"do you have a light?"