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lit
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of light, , illuminate; start a fire; etc
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of light, , alight: land, come down on
3. v. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
4. adj. Illuminated.
He walked down the lit corridor.
5. adj. (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.
6. adj. (slang) Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
7. adj. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; captivating.
We ordered pizza and we're going to stay up all night. It's going to be lit.
8. adj. (obsolete) Little.
9. n. (obsolete) Little.
10. n. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
11. v. To colour; dye.
12. n. abbreviation of literature
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.
up
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.
He really messed up.
Please type up our monthly report.
3. adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
I picked up some milk on the way home.
The committee will take up your request.
She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
4. adv. North.
I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
5. adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
6. adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
7. adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
8. adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
9. adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
The bowler pitched the ball up.
10. adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
11. adv. (academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
She's going up to read Classics this September.
12. adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
I was up to my chin in water.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
13. adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Drink up. The pub is closing.
Can you sum up your research?
The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
14. adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
to lay up riches; put up your weapons
15. prep. Toward the top of.
The cat went up the tree. They walk up the steps.
16. prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
The information made its way up the chain of command to the general. I felt something crawling up my arm.
17. prep. Further along (in any direction).
Go up the street until you see the sign.
18. prep. From south to north of
19. prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
20. prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
21. prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
22. adj. Awake.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
23. adj. Finished, to an end
Time is up!
24. adj. In a good mood.
I’m feeling up today.
25. adj. Willing; ready.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
26. adj. Next in a sequence.
Smith is up to bat.
27. adj. Happening; new.
What is up with that project at headquarters?
28. adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Put the notebook face up on the table.
Take a break and put your feet up.
29. adj. Larger; greater in quantity.
Sales are up from last quarter.
30. adj. Ahead; leading; winning.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
31. adj. Standing.
Get up and give her your seat.
32. adj. On a higher level.
The new ground is up.
33. adj. Available; made public.
The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
34. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
AAKK = aces up
QQ33 = queens up
35. adj. Well-informed; current.
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
36. adj. (computing) Functional; working.
Is the server back up?
37. adj. (anchor, Adj_railway)(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
The London train is on the up line.
38. adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
39. adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
40. adj. (slang) Erect.
41. adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
42. adj. (slang) well-known; renowned
43. n. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
44. n. A positive thing.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
45. n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
46. v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
We upped anchor and sailed away.
47. v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
48. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
brightly
1. adv. In a bright manner.
The sun was shining brightly, making me squint.
and
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but.
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that.
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though.
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
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12. n. alternative form of withe
color
1. n. The spectral composition of visible light
Humans and birds can perceive color.
2. n. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
3. n. Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
4. n. Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
5. n. (figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area.
a bit of local color
6. n. (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
7. n. (in the plural) A standard or banner.
The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.
8. n. The system of color television.
This film is broadcast in color.
9. n. (in the plural) The flag of a nation or team.
The colors were raised over the new territory.
10. n. (in the plural) Gang insignia.
Both of the perpetrators were wearing colors.
11. n. (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
He was awarded colors for his football.
12. n. (military, in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.
13. n. In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
14. n. (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
15. n. (finance) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in t
16. n. (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
17. n. (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
18. n. A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
19. n. An appearance of right or authority.
Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
20. n. (medicine) Skin color noted as: normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.
21. adj. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
22. v. To give something color.
We could color the walls red.
23. v. (intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
My kindergartener loves to color.
24. v. (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
25. v. To affect without completely changing.
That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
26. v. (informal) To attribute a quality to.
Color me confused.
27. v. (mathematics) To assign colors to the vertices of (a graph) or the regions of (a map) so that no two adjacent ones have the same color.
Can this graph be two-colored?
You can color any map with four colors.

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