English Dictionary
Definition light in British English
light
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/laɪt/

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a light in someone’s eyes (phrase)
a ray of (phrase)
all sweetness and light (phrase)
arc light (noun)
blue light (noun)
brake light (noun)
bring something to light (phrase)
cast () light on something (phrase)
catch the light (phrase)
first light (noun)
fluorescent light (noun)
fog light (noun)
give the green light (phrase)
go out like a light (phrase)
go through a red light (phrase)
green light (noun)
guiding light (noun)
half-light (noun)
hazard light (noun)
hide your light under a bushel (phrase)
in (the) light of something (phrase)
in a etc light (phrase)
in the cold light of day (phrase)
industry (noun)
jump a light (phrase)
leading light (noun)
light (noun)
light (adjective)
light (verb)
light (adverb)
light a fire under someone (phrase)
light a fuse (phrase)
light aircraft (noun)
light ale (noun)
light artist (noun)
light at the end of the tunnel (phrase)
light bulb (noun)
light bulb moment (phrase)
light entertainment (noun)
light fitting (noun)
light graffiti (noun)
light gun (noun)
light industry (noun)
light meter (noun)
light on (phrasal verb)
light on your feet (phrase)
light pen (noun)
light pollution (noun)
light rail (noun)
light railway (noun)
light relief (noun)
light show (noun)
light sleeper (phrase)
light up (phrasal verb)
light year (noun)
light-fingered (adjective)
light-headed (adjective)
light-hearted (adjective)
light-touch (adjective)
make light of something (phrase)
make light work of (doing) something (phrase)
make work of someone (phrase)
make work of something (phrase)
middleweight (noun)
pilot light (noun)
red light (noun)
red-light district (noun)
reversing light (noun)
run a (red) light (phrase)
see the light (phrase)
see the light of day (phrase)
set light to something (phrase)
strip light (noun)
strobe light (noun)
tail light (noun)
the light of someone’s life (phrase)
(the) light dawns (phrase)
light on something (phrase)
trip the light fantastic (phrase)