- light
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 brightnessADJECTIVE▪ clear, good▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong▪ blinding▪ full▪
In full light, you could see Alison was well over forty.
▪ bad, dim, faint, feeble, murky, poor, weak▪ subdued▪ failing▪We could hardly see the ball in the failing light.
▪ gentle, pale, soft, watery▪ mellow, warm▪ cold, cool▪in the cold light of morning
▪ early, morning▪ artificial▪ natural▪ infrared, ultraviolet, UV▪film that is sensitive to ultraviolet light
▪ white, yellow, etc.▪ visible▪ candle (usually candlelight)… OF LIGHT▪ beam, ray▪ burst, flash, gleam, glimmer▪There was a flash of light followed by an explosion.
▪ patch, poolVERB + LIGHT▪ have▪Do you have enough light for reading?
▪ generate, produce▪ cast, emit, give, give out, provide, shed, shine▪light emitted by a star
▪ absorb▪ reflect▪ block out▪ be bathed in▪ be sensitive toLIGHT + VERB▪ gleam, glow, shine▪ come, fall, pour, stream▪Light from a tall lamp fell in a pool on the desk.
▪ fill sth, flood sth▪ reflect▪The light reflecting off the snow was dazzling.
▪ grow stronger, increase▪ fade, fail, thicken▪ blind sb, dazzle sb▪We were momentarily blinded by the light of the sun.
▪ catch sth▪You could see the imperfections in the repair when the light caught it.
▪ illuminate sth, light sth, light sth upLIGHT + NOUN▪ level▪ source▪ beam▪ therapyPREPOSITION▪ against the light▪She held up the letter against the light.
▪ by the light of▪They managed to see where the door was by the light of the moon.
▪ into the light▪Bring it into the light and we'll have a look at it.
▪ in the light▪The place looked calm in the golden evening light.
▪ light from▪the light from the kitchen window
PHRASES▪ (the) light at the end of the tunnel (figurative)▪For the first time since the start of his treatment, we can now see light at the end of the tunnel.
▪ the light of day (figurative)▪Some of his paintings never even saw the light of day.
▪ (at) the speed of light▪Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
▪ a point of light, a source of light▪The lamp was the only source of light in the room.
2 sth that produces lightADJECTIVE▪ bright▪the bright lights of the city
▪ blinking, flashing, flickering, twinkling▪ electric, fluorescent, gas, halogen, low-energy, neon, strip, strobe▪ bedside, ceiling, outside, overhead, wall▪ bathroom, landing, porch, etc.▪ street▪ security, warning▪A warning light goes on when the battery is running low.
▪ brake, fog, hazard, tail▪The car was stopped at the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing.
▪ landing▪The pilot could just make out the runway landing lights.
▪ discoVERB + LIGHT▪ flick on, flip on (AmE), put on, switch on, turn on▪ have on▪Some cars already had their lights on.
▪ keep on, leave on▪ extinguish, flick off, flip off (AmE), put off, put out, shut off (AmE), switch off, turn off, turn out▪ turn up▪ dim, turn down▪ shine▪Someone shone a light in my face.
▪ flash▪He flashed his lights to warn the oncoming cars.
LIGHT + VERB▪ be off, be on▪ come on, go on▪The warning light came on.
▪ go off, go out▪ dim▪ fuse▪ gleam, glimmer, glow, shine▪ flash▪The blue light was flashing.
▪ blink, flicker▪The light flickered a couple of times then went out.
▪ blind sb, dazzle sbLIGHT + NOUN▪ switch{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 make sth begin to burnVERB + LIGHT▪ attempt to, try to▪ pause to, stop to▪She paused to light another cigarette.
2 (often be lit) give light to sthADVERB▪ well▪a well-lit room
▪ badly, barely, dimly, faintly, poorly▪a dimly lit street
▪ brightly, brilliantly▪ softly▪ briefly▪A gleam of pleasure briefly lit his face. (figurative)
▪ immediately, instantly▪Stacey's face immediately lit up.
▪ suddenly▪ up▪There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up.
PREPOSITION▪ by▪The room was dark now, lit only by a single candle.
▪ with (figurative)▪Her face lit up with pleasure.
Light is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bulb, ↑candle, ↑fire, ↑flame, ↑flare, ↑flash, ↑glow, ↑lamp, ↑lantern, ↑light, ↑lightning, ↑moon, ↑torchLight is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bonfire, ↑candle, ↑cigar, ↑cigarette, ↑fire, ↑firework, ↑flame, ↑fuse, ↑gas, ↑incense, ↑lamp, ↑lantern, ↑match, ↑pipe, ↑room, ↑stove, ↑torch{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.1 not darkVERBS▪ be▪ become, get, grow, turn▪It was starting to get light.
▪As soon as it grew light, we got up and dressed.
▪The sky turned light once more.
▪ remain, stay▪It stays light for so long on these summer evenings.
▪ appear▪Remember that paint shades appear lighter in full sunlight.
ADVERB▪ very▪All our galleries are very light.
▪ almost▪It was almost light outside.
▪ barely▪It was barely light yet.
▪ fairly▪ enough▪It was not light enough to see things clearly.
▪ still2 not weighing muchVERBS▪ be, feel, seem▪ become, getADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ reasonably, relatively▪ enough▪The tent is light enough for backpacking and touring.
▪ amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly▪ strangely, unusually▪The bottle felt strangely light between my fingers.
▪ deliciously▪a deliciously light alternative to cake
3 not great in amount/degreeVERBS▪ be▪ remain▪Trading volume remains light.
ADVERB▪ very▪ remarkably▪The punishment can be remarkably light.
▪ comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively▪The traffic is usually fairly light in the afternoons.
Light is used with these nouns: ↑aircraft, ↑ale, ↑armour, ↑banter, ↑batter, ↑beam, ↑beer, ↑blonde, ↑blouse, ↑blow, ↑boot, ↑breakfast, ↑breeze, ↑brown, ↑bulb, ↑casualty, ↑chuckle, ↑clothing, ↑cloud, ↑coat, ↑coating, ↑colour, ↑comedy, ↑complexion, ↑cotton, ↑cruiser, ↑dinner, ↑doze, ↑drinker, ↑drizzle, ↑duty, ↑duvet, ↑engineering, ↑entertainment, ↑exercise, ↑fabric, ↑fall, ↑fare, ↑fitting, ↑fixture, ↑footstep, ↑fragrance, ↑freckle, ↑frost, ↑grey, ↑hair, ↑heart, ↑housework, ↑industry, ↑intensity, ↑jacket, ↑jog, ↑jumper, ↑kiss, ↑knock, ↑laugh, ↑load, ↑lunch, ↑make-up, ↑meal, ↑meter, ↑mist, ↑music, ↑oil, ↑opera, ↑pastry, ↑penalty, ↑penetration, ↑period, ↑plane, ↑pollution, ↑pressure, ↑purple, ↑rail, ↑rain, ↑ray, ↑reading, ↑red, ↑reflection, ↑refreshment, ↑relief, ↑saturation, ↑scratch, ↑sentence, ↑shade, ↑shading, ↑shawl, ↑shoe, ↑shopping, ↑shove, ↑show, ↑shower, ↑signal, ↑skin, ↑slap, ↑sleep, ↑smack, ↑smoker, ↑snack, ↑snow, ↑snowfall, ↑socket, ↑soil, ↑source, ↑spray, ↑steering, ↑step, ↑suitcase, ↑supper, ↑sweat, ↑sweater, ↑switch, ↑tan, ↑tap, ↑texture, ↑tint, ↑tone, ↑touch, ↑traffic, ↑trance, ↑transmission, ↑tread, ↑truck, ↑verse, ↑voice, ↑wave, ↑weapon, ↑weight, ↑wind, ↑wine, ↑wood, ↑work, ↑workout, ↑year
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
