n. 25B6; noun
the light of candles : ILLUMINATION, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, lustre, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle; sunlight, moonlight, starlight, lamplight, firelight; ray of light, beam of light; poetic/literary effulgence, refulgence, lambency.
there was a light on in the hall : LAMP, wall light; headlight, headlamp, sidelight; street light, floodlight; lantern; torch, flashlight.
have you got a light? : MATCH, (cigarette) lighter.
we'll be driving in the light : DAYLIGHT (HOURS), daytime, day; natural light, sunlight.
he saw the problem in a different light : ASPECT, angle, slant, approach, interpretation, viewpoint, standpoint, context, hue, complexion.
light dawned on Loretta : UNDERSTANDING, enlightenment, illumination, comprehension, insight, awareness, knowledge.
an eminent legal light : EXPERT, authority, master, leader, guru, leading light, luminary.
he served his party loyally according to his lights : TALENT, skill, ability; intelligence, intellect, knowledge, understanding.
photo-, lumin-.
darkness.
25B6; verb Alan lit a fire : SET ALIGHT, set light to, set burning, set on fire, set fire to, put/set a match to, ignite, kindle, spark (off); archaic enkindle.
extinguish.
25B6; adjective
a light breakfast room : BRIGHT, full of light, well lit, well illuminated, sunny.
light pastel shades : LIGHT-COLOURED, light-toned, pale, pale-coloured, pastel.
light hair : FAIR, light-coloured, blond(e), golden, flaxen.
dark, gloomy.
25A0; bring something to light REVEAL, disclose, expose, uncover, show up, unearth, dig up/out, bring to notice, identify, hunt out, nose out.
25A0; come to light BE DISCOVERED, be uncovered, be unearthed, come out, become known, become apparent, appear, materialize, emerge.
25A0; in the light of TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION/ACCOUNT, considering, bearing in mind, taking note of, in view of.
25A0; light up the dashboard lit up : BECOME BRIGHT, brighten, lighten, shine, gleam, flare, blaze, glint, sparkle, shimmer, glisten, scintillate.
25A0; light something up
a flare lit up the night sky : MAKE BRIGHT, brighten, illuminate, lighten, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate; poetic/literary illumine.
her enthusiasm lit up her face : ANIMATE, irradiate, brighten, cheer up, enliven.
25A0; throw/cast/shed light on EXPLAIN, elucidate, clarify, clear up, interpret.