| a |
| 1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
| There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
| 2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
| I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
| 3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
| We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
| 4. art. The same; one. | |
| We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
| 5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
| A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
| He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
| 6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
| 7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
| The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
| 8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
| Stand a tiptoe. | |
| 9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
| Torn a pieces. | |
| 10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
| I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
| 11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
| 12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
| A God’s name. | |
| 13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
| King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
| To set the people a worke. | |
| 14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
| 1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
| The times, they are a-changin'. | |
| 15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
| 1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
| Jacob, when he was a dying | |
| 16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
| 17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
| I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
| 18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
| 19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
| 20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
| The name of John a Gaunt. | |
| 21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
| 22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
| light |
| 1. n. (physics) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, a | |
| As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings. | |
| 2. n. A source of illumination. | |
| Put that light out! | |
| 3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. | |
| Can you throw any light on this problem? | |
| 4. n. (in the now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts. | |
| 5. n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline. | |
| Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement. | |
| 6. n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or | |
| 7. n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded. | |
| I'm really seeing you in a different light today. | |
| Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter. | |
| 8. n. A flame or something used to create fire. | |
| Hey, buddy, you got a light? | |
| 9. n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame. | |
| a Bengal light | |
| 10. n. A window, or space for a window in architecture. | |
| This facade has eight south-facing lights. | |
| 11. n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue. | |
| The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8. | |
| 12. n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic. | |
| 13. n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity. | |
| 14. n. The power of perception by vision. | |
| 15. n. The brightness of the eye or eyes. | |
| 16. n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions. | |
| To get to our house, turn right at the third light. | |
| 17. v. To start (a fire). | |
| We lit the fire to get some heat. | |
| 18. v. To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle. | |
| She lit her last match. | |
| 19. v. To illuminate. | |
| I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night. | |
| 20. v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire. | |
| This soggy match will not light. | |
| 21. v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light. | |
| 22. adj. Having light. | |
| The room is light when the Sun shines through the window. | |
| 23. adj. Pale in colour. | |
| She had light skin. | |
| 24. adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream. | |
| I like my coffee light. | |
| 25. adj. Of low weight; not heavy. | |
| My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books. | |
| 26. adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads. | |
| We took a light aircraft down to the city. | |
| 27. adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum. | |
| This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch. | |
| 28. adj. Easy to endure or perform. | |
| light duties around the house | |
| 29. adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc. | |
| This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it. | |
| 30. adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance. | |
| I made some light comment, and we moved on. | |
| 31. adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached | |
| 32. adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton. | |
| 33. adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons. | |
| light troops; a troop of light horse | |
| 34. adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift. | |
| 35. adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile. | |
| a light, vain person; a light mind | |
| 36. adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy. | |
| Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse. | |
| 37. adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy. | |
| 38. adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished. | |
| light coin | |
| 39. adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation. | |
| light sleep; light anesthesia | |
| 40. adv. Carrying little. | |
| I prefer to travel light. | |
| 41. n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough. | |
| 42. v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter | |
| 43. v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. | |
| 44. v. To find by chance. | |
| I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's. | |
| 45. v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice | |
| 46. v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down. | |
| She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet. | |
| fixture |
| 1. n. (legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it. | |
| 2. n. A regular patron of a place or institution. | |
| 3. n. A lighting unit; a luminaire. | |
| 4. n. (sports) A scheduled match. | |
| 5. n. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests. | |
| 6. n. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. | |
| 7. v. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture. | |
| The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models. | |
| 8. v. (transitive, sports) To schedule (a match). | |
