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adj.
1) to make ~ of ('to attach little importance to')
2) ~ of foot
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n.
illumination
source of brightness
1) to put on, switch on, turn on a ~
2) to shine a ~ on smt.
3) to cast, shed ~ on smt.
4) to extinguish, turn off, turn out a ~
5) to dim the ~s, turn the ~s down; to turn the ~s up
6) a bright, strong; dull, faint; harsh; soft ~; moon~; sun~
7) an electric; klieg; landing; neon; overhead; pilot; strobe; traffic ~
8) (on a car) a backup ( AE ), reversing ( BE ); dome; instrument; parking ~; tail~
9) a ~ flickers; goes on; goes out; the ~s are off, out; the ~s are on
10) ~ travels (very fast)
11) ( BE ) the ~s have fused ('a fuse has blown')
12) by the ~ of (to read by the ~ of a candle)
traffic ~
13) to go through a ~
14) against a ~ (to cross against the ~)
15) at a ~ (to stop at a ~)
flame used to ~ a cigarette
16) to give smb. a ~
misc.
17) in ~ of ('in view of'); in the harsh ~of reality; a guiding ~ ('one who sets an example'); to see the ~ ('to comprehend the truth'); to bring smt. to ~ ('to make smt. known'); to come to ~ ('to become known'); she wanted to see her name in ~s ('she wanted to succeed on the stage and become famous'); the northern ~s; the southern ~s
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v. ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon ('to come across') (to ~ on a rare dictionary)