Synonyms and antonyms of What light can do in British Thesaurus

reflect (verb)

physics if a surface reflects something, you can see the image of that thing on the surface

flood (verb)

if light floods into a place or floods a place, the place becomes filled with bright light

fade (verb)

if the light fades, it gets dark

filter (verb)

if light or sound filters into a place, only a little of it enters that place

waver (verb)

if a light or image wavers, it is not steady and it shakes or changes a lot

bend (verb)

if light bends, it changes direction

focus (verb)

science if a lens or mirror focuses rays of light, or if they focus, they meet at a particular point

catch (verb)

if light catches something, or if something catches the light, the light shines on it and makes it look bright and shiny

bathe (verb)

mainly literary to fill an area with light

play (verb)

mainly literary if something such as light plays somewhere, it moves quickly over a surface, appearing in different places for a very short time

bounce off ()

if light or sound bounces off a surface, it hits it and then moves away from it again

darken (verb)

to become darker, or to make something darker

diffusion (noun)

the movement of light in many directions after it hits a surface that is not smooth or when it passes though a substance that is not completely clear

dim (verb)

if a light dims, or if someone dims it, it becomes less bright

fall (verb)

mainly literary if something such as a shadow or light falls on a surface, it goes over or onto the surface

guide (verb)

if a light, signal etc guides someone or something, it shows them where to go

illuminate (verb)

formal to make a place bright with light, or to shine a light on something

illumine (verb)

literary to illuminate

pierce (verb)

mainly literary if sound or light pierces something, it suddenly sounds very loudly or shines very brightly

reflect (verb)

if light reflects, or if something reflects light, the light shines back off that thing

reflective (adjective)

physics able to reflect light

refract (verb)

if a surface such as water or glass refracts light, light travels in a slightly different direction after it hits the surface, so that the surface appears to bend it

spill (verb)

mainly literary if light spills somewhere, a lot of it shines on something

strike (verb)

if light strikes something, it shines on it

travel (verb)

if light or sound travels from one place to another, it moves there