THROW/CAST/SHED LIGHT ON

Meaning of THROW/CAST/SHED LIGHT ON in English

EXPLAIN, elucidate, clarify, clear up, interpret.

2192; headword

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THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHED — I. ˈshed verb ( shed ; shed ; shedding ; sheds ) Etymology: Middle English sheden to divide, separate, shed, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAST — I. ˈkast, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb ( cast ; cast ; casting ; casts ) Etymology: Middle English casten, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHED — (v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls …
Английский словарь Webster
SHED — ( v. t. ) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THROW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHED — shed 1 — shedlike , adj. /shed/ , n. 1. a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAST — — castable , adj. — castability , n. /kast, kahst/ , v. , cast, casting , n. , adj. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHED
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAST — I. ˈkast verb ( cast ; cast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kǫs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
SHED — impf & ·p.p. of shed. 2. shed ·noun a parting; a separation; a division. 3. shed ·vi to fall in …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHED — [shed] vb shed ; shed.ding [ME, to divide, separate, fr. OE sceadan; akin to OHG skeidan to separate, L scindere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAST — [cast] vb cast ; cast.ing [ME, fr. ON kasta; akin to ON kos heap] vt (13c) 1 a: to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHED — / ʃed; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun (often in compounds) 1. a small simple building, usually built of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — / kɑːst; NAmE kæst/ verb , noun ■ verb ( cast , cast ) A LOOK / GLANCE / SMILE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHED — I. shed 1 S3 /ʃed/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from shade ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAST
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHED — v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed) 1 let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves). 2 take …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHED — v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed) 1 let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves). 2 take …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
SHED — 1. n.1 a one-storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1. tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHED — ( sheds, shedding) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'shed' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — ( casts, casting) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'cast' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHED — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bicycle shed (= place for keeping bicycles in ) ▪ He built a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be cast in a mould (= be very like something ) ▪ He didn't …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHED — (PRODUCE) [verb] [T] shedding, past shed - to produce (esp. tears, light or blood)She shed a few tears at her …
Cambridge English vocab
THROW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAST
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIGHT — INDEX: not dark 1. light from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc 2. to make a place light …
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — n. 25B6; verb she threw the ball back : HURL, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHED — n. 25B6; verb the trees shed their leaves : DROP, scatter, spill. the caterpillar shed its skin : SLOUGH OFF, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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