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lighter   (TTS Sound)

The noun lighter has 3 senses

• igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)


• lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")


• barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter -- (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))

The verb lighter has 1 sense

• lighter -- (transport in a flatbottom boat)

The adj light has 25 senses

• light -- (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, light-colored -- ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder")


• light -- (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons")


• light -- (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 -- (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart")


• light -- (characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light")


• unaccented, light, weak -- ((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 -- (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet")


• light -- ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light soil")


• clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell")


• light, lightsome, tripping -- (moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step")


• light -- (demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise")


• light -- (of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze")


• light -- ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water")


• faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded -- (weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep")


• light -- (very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses")


• abstemious, light -- (marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper")


• light, scant, short -- (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight")


• light -- (having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter")


• light -- (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy")


• idle, light -- (silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter")


• light -- (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck")


• light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free -- (having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet")


• light, wakeful -- ((of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night")


• easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")