单词 | light-o'-loves |
释义 | light2 /līt/adjective
Lightly transitive verb (obsolete)To make lighter ORIGIN: OE (Anglian) līht (WSax līoht, lēoht); Ger leicht, ON lēttr; L levis lightˈen transitive verb To make lighter intransitive verbTo become lighter lightˈener noun A cosmetic applied to the skin of the face to mask darker areas lightˈer noun A large open boat used in unloading and loading ships lightˈerage noun
lightˈish adjective lightˈly adverb
(esp in Scots form lichtly /lihhtˈli/) to slight or make light of lightˈness noun lights plural noun The lungs of an animal (as lighter than the adjoining parts) lightˈsome adjective Light, cheerful, lively, cheering lightˈsomely adverb lightˈsomeness noun light air noun (meteorology) A wind of force 1 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 1 to 3mph lightˈ-armed adjective (military) Armed in a manner suitable for activity light breeze noun (meteorology) A wind of force 2 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 4 to 7mph light engine noun One without coaches or trucks attached lightˈerman noun A person employed in lighterage lightˈer-than-air adjective Of aircraft, kept in the air by gas which is lighter than air lightˈ-faced adjective (printing) Of type, having thin lines lightˈ-fingˈered adjective
light flyweight see flyweight under fly lightˈ-footed (archaic lightˈ-foot) adjective Nimble, active lightˈ-handˈed adjective
lightˈ-headˈed adjective
lightˈ-headˈedly adverb lightˈ-headˈedness noun lightˈ-heartˈed adjective
lightˈ-heartˈedly adverb lightˈ-headˈedly adverb lightˈ-heartˈedness noun light heavyweight see heavyweight under heavy lightˈ-heeled adjective
light horse noun Light-armed cavalry light horseman noun light industry see under industry light infantry noun Light-armed-infantry lightˈ-legged adjective Swift of foot light literature, music, etc noun Such as calls for little mental effort light middleweight see middleweight under middle lightˈ-mindˈed adjective
lightˈ-mindˈedness noun lightˈ-o'-love noun
light railway noun A railway of light construction lightˈ-spirˈited adjective Having a cheerful spirit light water noun Normal water (H2O) as opposed to heavy water (qv) light-water reactor noun A reactor using normal water as moderator and coolant (abbrev LWR) lightˈweight noun
adjective
lightˈ-winged adjective
lighten up (informal)
make light of To treat as being of little consequence |
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