LIGHTEST — Definition of LIGHTEST
verb
1
To start (a fire).
We lit the fire to get some heat.
2
To set fire to; to set burning.
She lit her last match.
3
To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
4
To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.
adjective
1
Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
2
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
She had light skin.
3
(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
I like my coffee light.
verb
1
To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
2
To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
adjective
1
Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons
2
Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water
3
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
to issue light coin
4
Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
verb
1
To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
2
To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
3
To alight; to land or come down.
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/light
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