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185,129 meanings of 127,311 words and phrases. Each has its part of speech, a definition, synonyms and often an example sentence, and many have an IPA pronunciation. A word's meanings are listed most common first.
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As of: Open English WordNet, 2025 edition. Updated when a new edition comes out, about once a year.
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| Word | PartOfSpeech | SenseNumber | Definition | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| light | verb | 1 | introduce light into | illume, illumine, light up, illuminate |
| light | verb | 2 | begin to smoke | light up, fire up |
| light | verb | 3 | to come to rest, settle | alight, perch |
| light | noun | 1 | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | visible light, visible radiation |
| Light | noun | 1 | a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul | Inner Light, Light Within, Christ Within |
| light | noun | 2 | any device serving as a source of illumination | light source |
| light | noun | 3 | a particular perspective or aspect of a situation | |
| light | adverb | 1 | with few burdens | lightly |
Field guide
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The word
The word or phrase, its part of speech, and which meaning this is (1 is the most common).
Word PartOfSpeech SenseNumber
The meaning
Definition, an example sentence when there is one, and synonyms with the same meaning.
Definition Example Synonyms
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Topic for nouns and verbs (such as animal or motion), IPA pronunciation, and WordNet's IDs for the meaning.
Topic Pronunciation SenseKey SynsetID
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