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  • 101light at the end of the tunnel — An indication that success, completion, etc is assured, if still distant • • • Main Entry: ↑light * * * light at the end of the tunnel light on the horizon phrase something that makes you think that a difficult situation will improve Thesaurus:… …

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  • 102light on your feet — informal phrase able to move or dance in an easy and graceful way Thesaurus: dance movements and choreographyhyponym Main entry: light * * * light on your feet see ↑light, 4 …

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  • 103light´en|er — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …

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  • 104light|en — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …

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  • 105light´some|ness — light|some1 «LYT suhm», adjective. 1. nimble; lively; quick: »lightsome feet. 2. Figurative. happy; gay; cheerful: »a lightsome heart. 3 …

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  • 106light´some|ly — light|some1 «LYT suhm», adjective. 1. nimble; lively; quick: »lightsome feet. 2. Figurative. happy; gay; cheerful: »a lightsome heart. 3 …

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  • 107light|some — light|some1 «LYT suhm», adjective. 1. nimble; lively; quick: »lightsome feet. 2. Figurative. happy; gay; cheerful: »a lightsome heart. 3 …

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  • 108Light-foot — (l[imac]t f[oo^]t ), Light footed Light foot ed, a. Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light foot Iris. Opposite of {heavy footed}. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109Light-footed — Light foot Light foot (l[imac]t f[oo^]t ), Light footed Light foot ed, a. Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light foot Iris. Opposite of {heavy footed}. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 110light-sensitive — adj. 1. Affected by light; as, the light sensitive pigments in the retina. Syn: photosensitive. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hence: (Chem.) Decomposing under the influence of light; unstable when exposed to light; of chemical compounds. [PJC] …

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