a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

To move through or on top of water by moving the limbs, fins, or tail or by undulating the body, To experience a floating or giddy sensation; be dizzy, To execute (a particular stroke) in swimming, transitive verb_ To pass or move over or on by swimming, To cause or compel to swim; to make to float, To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float, noun_ The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming, The act of swimming; period or extent of swimming_ as, to take a swim, A distance covered by or period of time spent swimming

A flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere, An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible

An especially significant or interesting detail or event, Strands of hair that have been lightened, as by bleaching or coloring, The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or activities, transitive verb_ To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent, To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different color than the remaining part, verb_ apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent, move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

Pointed, Gathered, harvested, or plucked, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like, of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage body dark green, picked out with red, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of pick

Plural form of light, A butcher's term for the lungs of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts), noun plural_ The lungs, especially the lungs of an animal slaughtered for food, The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of light

A small portable device which produces a flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to allow one to light cigarettes conveniently, and taking the place of a match It may have a reservoir of liquid fuel conveyed by a wick, or may contain compressed butane as the fuel, A small, reusable, handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes, a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires, verb_ transport in a flatbottom boat, To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, transitive verb_ To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat, adjective_ comparative form of light_ more light

Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers, The sensation of perceiving light; brightness, A source of fire, such as a match or cigarette lighter, adjective_ Characterized by or filled with light; bright, Of or being an additive primary color, Served with milk or cream Used of coffee