Nouns (30)
shed
n. an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
light
n. public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
light
n. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
light
n. a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
light
n. an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
light
n. a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
light, source of illumination
n. any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation
light, lightness
n. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
light, enlightenment
n. mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
lighting, light
n. having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
light, illumination
n. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
n. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
light, sparkle, spark
n. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
light, luminosity, luminance, luminousness
n. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
light, visible radiation, visible light
n. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Verbs (35)
spill, shed, disgorge
v. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
spill, shed, pour forth
v. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate
v. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
light, light up, fire up
v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
perch, light, alight
v. to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off
v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
light, illume, illumine, illuminate, light up
v. make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
dismount, light, get off, get down, unhorse
v. get off (a horse)
Adverbs (10)
light, lightly
adv. with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
Adjectives (53)
on
adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
light
adj. (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
light
adj. easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
light
adj. of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
light
adj. psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"
light
adj. not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"
light
adj. of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
light
adj. intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
shed, caducous
adj. shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
ready, connected, on
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
light, bright
adj. characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
light, raised
adj. "raised bread"; "light bread"
light, chaffy
adj. value; "an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow"
light, crumbly, friable
adj. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
light, gentle, soft
adj. exerting little force or pressure: "the light touch of her fingers"; "a soft rain"; "a gentle breeze"
light, nimble, lightsome, tripping
adj. moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
light, weak, unaccented
adj. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
light, quick, agile, nimble, spry
adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
light, wanton, loose, licentious, promiscuous, sluttish
adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
gossamer, light, sheer, transparent, vaporous, airy, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, see-through
adj. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
Fuzzynyms (279)
store, storage, storehouse, depot, entrepot
n. a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
hutch, hut, hovel, shack, shanty
n. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
lean-to
n. rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
slant, angle
n. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
sign, signal, signaling, signalling
n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
life, animation, aliveness, living
n. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
excitement, exhilaration
n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
flow, stream, current
n. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
show, display, reveal
v. make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
jet, gush
v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"
inflame, become inflamed, get sore
v. become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
poise
v. cause to be balanced or suspended
stand, stand up, place upright
v. put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
balance, poise
v. hold or carry in equilibrium
settle, settle down
v. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
settle, fix firmly, ensconce
v. fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
land, bring down, put down
v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
pitch, toss, flip, sky
v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
hurl, cast, hurtle
v. throw forcefully
throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth
v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
disinherit, disown
v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
take off, doff
v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
drop
v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake
v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
dribble, filter, trickle
v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
drip, fall in drops
v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
drop, let fall
v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
project
v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
ignite, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire
v. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
burn, glow
v. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
enkindle, kindle
v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
lighten, brighten, become brighter
v. become brighter; "The sky brightened"
fair, pale, fairish
adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
creamy
adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"
beaming, beamy, effulgent, fulgent, radiant, refulgent
adj. radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
gossamer, light, sheer, transparent, vaporous, airy, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, see-through
adj. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
flippant, light-minded
adj. showing inappropriate levity
shallow, glib
adj. lacking intellectual depth: "glib generalizations"; "shallow people"
superficial
adj. being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
fair, pale, fairish
adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
colorless, colourless, uncolored, uncoloured
adj. weak in color; not colorful
pastel
adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
pale
adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
beaming, beamy, effulgent, fulgent, radiant, refulgent
adj. radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
blissful
adj. completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance"
triumphant, exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, triumphal
adj. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
calm, serene, tranquil
adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"
sensitive
adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
limber, supple
adj. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
limber, supple
adj. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
agile, nimble
adj. mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"
energetic
adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
fast, quick, rapid, speedy
adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"
lively, sprightly, canty
adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"
slender, supple, lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, svelte, sylphlike, sylph-like
adj. moving and bending with ease
vivacious, vibrant
adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"
vigorous, vehement
adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"
vital, energetic, full of life
adj. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"
flippant, light-minded
adj. showing inappropriate levity
casual, insouciant, nonchalant
adj. marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
lively, animated
adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
alive, animated
adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
breezy, carefree
adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
spanking, brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy
adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
impure
adj. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"
immoral
adj. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
libertine, degenerate, profligate, degraded, debauched, dissipated, dissolute
adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
evil, vicious, depraved
adj. having the nature of vice
lecherous
adj. given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing"
lewd, lustful, lascivious, libidinous
adj. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"
salacious, lubricious, prurient
adj. characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
free, loose
adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
voluptuous, juicy, luscious
adj. having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
alluring, tempting, enticing
adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
seductive
adj. tending to entice into a desired action or state
fast, quick
adj. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
raving, wild, raving mad
adj. talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
light
adj. of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
weightless
adj. having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light; "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric"
translucent, semitransparent
adj. almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows"
slight, slim, delicate, slender
adj. being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
foamy, frothy, spumy, sudsy
adj. relating to or containing gas bubbles
floating, buoyant, floaty
adj. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front
adv. "He faced forward"
forward, onward, forth, thenceforth
adv. "from that time forth"
outward, outwards, towards the outside
adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
Synonyms (79)
colored, coloured, colorful, in color, colourful
adj. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
assimilable
adj. able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues
digested
adj. capable of undergoing digestion; "a supply of easily digested foods"
predigested
adj. artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action; "predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion"
fun, amusing, amusive, diverting
adj. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
connected, machine-accessible
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
sourdough
adj. leavened with fermented dough; "sourdough bread"
spongy
adj. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, sorry, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good
adj. without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
trifling, paltry, negligible, piddling, piffling
adj. not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
nugatory
adj. of no real value; "a nugatory law"
otiose, wasted, useless, pointless, superfluous
adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
trumpery, trashy, rubbishy
adj. cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise"
valueless
adj. of no value
sandy
adj. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
unfirm
adj. (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"
fine, dainty, exquisite
adj. delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
gossamer, ethereal
adj. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
faint, subtle
adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"
frail, fragile
adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
half-hardy
adj. (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"
light-handed
adj. having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker
overdelicate
adj. extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
pastel
adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
tender, unresistant
adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
feminine
adj. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"
short
adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables
unemphatic
adj. not emphasized
acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic
adj. vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
dancing
adj. moving quickly and excitedly: "on dancing feet"
hyperactive, overactive
adj. more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"
lively
adj. characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"
capillary, hairlike
adj. long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
filamentous, threadlike, thready
adj. thin in diameter; resembling a thread
fine, slim, slender, tenuous
adj. very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread"
flimsy
adj. very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses"
split, hyperfine
adj. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; "hyperfine structure"
papery
adj. thin and paperlike; "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material"
sleazy
adj. of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
Antonyms (67)
darkness, dark
n. absence of light or illumination
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
darken, become dark, become darker
v. become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
put out, obliterate, extinguish
v. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
leave, leave behind, be survived by
v. be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged
v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
off
adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
dark
adj. (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
heavy, weighty
adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
heavy
adj. marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"
leaden
adj. made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
oppressive
adj. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
heavy
adj. unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"
big
adj. (informal) "big spender"
heavy
adj. of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"
persistent, lasting
adj. retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
dark
adj. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
dim, subdued
adj. lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
glooming, gloomy, gloomful
adj. depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"
twilight, dusky, crepuscular, twilit
adj. lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
murky, shadowy, somber, tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebrious, sombre
adj. dark and gloomy; "a tenebrous cave"
twilight, dusky, crepuscular, twilit
adj. lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid
adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
lethargic, unenergetic
adj. deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"
chaste
adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
overweight, heavy, fleshy
adj. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
thick, heavy
adj. abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
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