Lit
nnoun.cognitionthe humanistic study of a body of literatureTopic:literature
Synset:literature
Examples:- he took a course in Russian lit
Derivationally Related Form:literary
Hypernyms:literary study
Inherited Hypernyms:literatureliterary studyhumanistic disciplinedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake lighter or brighterSynset:illume illuminate illumine light light up
Examples:- This lamp lightens the room a bit
Derivationally Related Form:lightilluminantillumination
Hypernyms:lighten lighten up
Inherited Hypernyms:lightlightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:floodlightspotlight
Full Troponyms:floodlightspotlight
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.consumptionbegin to smokeSynset:fire up light light up
Examples:- After the meal, some of the diners lit up
Derivationally Related Form:light
Hypernyms:ignite light
Inherited Hypernyms:light upigniteburn
Entailment:smoke
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something (apply to: light)
vverb.motionto come to rest, settleSynset:alight light perch
Examples:- Misfortune lighted upon him
Hypernyms:land set down
Inherited Hypernyms:alightlandarrive
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.weathercause to start burning; subject to fire or great heatSynset:ignite light
Examples:- Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
- Light a cigarette
Antonyms:extinguish
Derivationally Related Form:ignitibleigniterlighterignitionignitablelightignitor
Hypernyms:burn combust
Inherited Hypernyms:igniteburn
Direct Hyponyms:conflagrateenkindlefire upflare upinflamekindlelightlight upreignite
Causes:burn combust
Full Troponyms:flare upkindlelight upreigniterekindle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.possessionfall to somebody by assignment or lotSynset:fall light
Examples:- The task fell to me
- It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
Hypernyms:devolve fall pass return
Inherited Hypernyms:fallfallchange handsmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motionalight from (a horse)Topic:horseback ridingriding
Synset:dismount get down get off light unhorse
Derivationally Related Form:dismount
Hypernyms:come down descend fall go down
Inherited Hypernyms:unhorsedescendtravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changestart or maintain a fire inSynset:fire ignite light
Inherited Hypernyms:fire
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allprovided with artificial lightSynset:illuminated lighted well-lighted
Examples:- illuminated advertising
- looked up at the lighted windows
- a brightly lit room
- a well-lighted stairwell
Antonyms:dark
Inherited Hypernyms:illuminated
Similar to:light
adjadj.allset afire or burningSynset:lighted
Examples:- the lighted candles
- a lighted cigarette
- a lit firecracker
Antonyms:unlighted
Inherited Hypernyms:lighted
Similar to:ablaze afire aflame aflare alight on fire enkindled ignited kindled