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Common
adj
•
Having
little or
relatively
little
actual
weight
; not
cumbrous
or
unwieldy
.
•
Having
little
weight
as
compared
with
bulk
; of little
density
or
specific gravity
.
•
Of
short
or
insufficient
weight
;
weighing
less than
the
legal
,
standard
, or
proper
amount
;
clipped
or
diminished
.
•
Lacking
that which
burdens
or
makes
heavy
.
Free
from
burden
or
impediment
;
unencumbered
.
Lightly
built
;
typically
designed
for
speed
or
small
loads
.
With
low
viscosity
•
In Military:
Lacking
that which
burdens
or
makes
heavy
.
Not
heavily
armed
;
armed
with
light
weapons
.
•
In Nautical:
Lacking
that which
burdens
or
makes
heavy
.
Riding high
because of
no
cargo
;
by extension
,
pertaining
to a
ship
which is
light
.
•
In Rail transportation:
Lacking
that which
burdens
or
makes
heavy
.
Without any
piece
of
equipment
attached
or
attached
only to a
caboose
.
•
In Cooking:
Not
heavy
or
soggy
;
spongy
; well
raised
.
•
Gentle
;
having
little
force
or
momentum
.
•
Easy
to
endure
or
perform
.
•
Low
in
fat
,
calories
,
alcohol
,
salt
, etc.
•
Unimportant
,
trivial
,
having
little value or
significance
.
•
Unchaste
,
wanton
.
•
Not
encumbered
;
unembarrassed
;
clear
of
impediments
; hence,
active
;
nimble
;
swift
.
•
Easily
influenced
by
trifling
considerations
;
unsteady
;
unsettled
;
volatile
.
•
Indulging
in, or
inclined
to,
levity
;
lacking
dignity
or
solemnity
;
frivolous
;
airy
.
•
Not quite
sound
or
normal
; somewhat
impaired
or
deranged
;
dizzy
;
giddy
.
•
Easily
interrupted
by
stimulation
.
•
Having
light
;
bright
;
clear
; not
dark
or
obscure
.
•
Pale
or
whitish
in color
;
highly
luminous
and
more or less
deficient
in
chroma
.
•
Served
with
extra
milk
or
cream
.
noun
•
In 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
, although not
visible
, are
commonly
called
ultraviolet
and
infrared
light
.
•
A
source
of
illumination
.
•
Spiritual
or
mental
illumination
;
enlightenment
,
useful
information.
•
Facts
;
pieces
of information;
ideas
,
concepts
.
•
A
notable
person within a
specific
field
or
discipline
.
•
In 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 other
scene
;
opposed
to
shade
.
•
A
point of view
, or
aspect
from which a
concept
, person or
thing
is
regarded
.
•
A
flame
or something
used to
create
fire
.
•
A
firework
made by
filling
a
case
with a
substance
which
burns
brilliantly
with a
white
or
coloured
flame
.
•
A
window
, or
space
for a
window
in
architecture
.
•
The
series
of
squares
reserved
for the
answer to
a
crossword
clue
.
•
A
cross-light
in a
double acrostic
or
triple acrostic
.
•
Open
view
; a
visible
state
or
condition
; public
observation
;
publicity
.
•
The power of
perception
by
vision
.
•
The
brightness
of the
eye
or
eyes
.
•
A
traffic light
, or,
by extension
, an
intersection
controlled
by one or more that will
face
a
traveler
who is
receiving
instructions
.
•
In Curling:
A
stone
that is not
thrown
hard
enough.
•
See
lights
(“lungs”).
verb
•
To
start
(a
fire
).
•
To
set fire
to; to set
burning
.
•
To
illuminate
; to provide
light
for when it is
dark
.
•
To become
ignited
; to
take fire
.
•
To
attend
or
conduct
with a
light
; to
show
the way
to
by means of
a
light
.
•
In Pinball:
To make (a
bonus
)
available
to be
collected
by
hitting
a
target
, and thus
light up
the
feature
light
corresponding
to that
bonus
to
indicate
its
availability
.
•
To
find
by chance
.
•
To
stop
upon (of
eyes
or a
glance
); to
notice
•
To
alight
; to
land
or
come down
.
•
In Nautical:
To
unload
a
ship
, or to
jettison
material
to
make it
lighter
•
To
lighten
; to
ease
of a
burden
; to
take off
.
adv
•
Carrying
little.
name
•
A
surname
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Greene County
,
Arkansas
,
United States
.
•
The 24th
sura
(chapter) of
th
e
Qur'an
.
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