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  • English Word Light-foot Definition Alt. of Light-footed
  • English Word Light-footed Definition Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris.
  • English Word Light-handed Definition Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed.
  • English Word Light-headed Definition Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
  • English Word Light-headed Definition Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose.
  • English Word Light-hearted Definition Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
  • English Word Light-heeled Definition Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
  • English Word Light-horseman Definition A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th Light.
  • English Word Light-horseman Definition A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.
  • English Word Light-legged Definition Nimble; swift of foot.
  • English Word Light-minded Definition Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
  • English Word Light-o'-love Definition An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.
  • English Word Light-o'-love Definition Hence: A light or wanton woman.
  • English Word Light-ship Definition A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners.
  • English Word Light-winged Definition Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
  • English Word Lightable Definition Such as can be lighted.
  • English Word Lighte Definition imp. of Light, to alight.
  • English Word Lighted Definition of Light
  • English Word Lighted Definition of Light
  • English Word Lighten Definition To descend; to light.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To free from trouble and fill with joy.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
  • English Word Lighten Definition To cheer; to exhilarate.
  • English Word Lightened Definition of Lighten