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light^2
adjective pale in colour
» Steve wore a light blue shirt.
bleached, fair, pale, pastel,
blonde or blond
antonym: darklight^3
adjective not weighing much
» Now it was empty, the
cardboard box was light.
flimsy, lightweight,
portable, slight
antonym: heavylight^4
verb to make a place bright
» The dining room was lit
by a single candle.
brighten, illuminate, light up
antonym: darkenlight^5
verb to make a fire start
burning » It’s time
to light the barbecue.
ignite, kindle
antonym: extinguishlike^1
preposition similar to
» He looks just like
his father.
akin, analogous,
parallel, similar
antonym: unlikelike^2
verb to find someone
or something pleasant
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adjective having a good chance
of happening » It’s likely my
brother will have a mushroom
pizza as usual.
anticipated, expected,
liable, possible, probable
antonym: unlikelylimit^1
noun a point beyond which
something cannot go
» My father never drives
above the speed limit.
bounds, deadline,
maximum, ultimate,
utmostlimit^2
verb to prevent something from
going any further » Don’t limit
yourself to one activity.
confine, curb, fix, ration,
restrict, circumscribe,
delimit, demarcatelimp
adjective not stiff or firm
» The week-old lettuce
had limp leaves.
drooping, flabby, floppy,
slack, soft, flaccid, pliable
antonym: stiffline^1
noun a long thin mark on
something » Use a ruler
to draw a line down the
centre of the page.
rule, score, streak, stripeline^2
noun a row of people or things
» A long line of fans waited
to get a glimpse of the singer.
column, file, queue,
rank, rowline^3
noun the route along which
something moves » The golfer
studied the ball’s line of flight.
course, path, route,
track, trajectorylink^1
noun a connection between
two things » The wedding
guest had links to both the
bride’s and groom’s families.
affiliation, association,
attachment, bond,
connection, relationship,
tie, affinity, liaisonlink^2
verb to connect two things
» The friends linked hands
as they ran across the field.
attach, connect, couple,
fasten, join, tie
antonym: separateliquid^1
noun a substance that is not
solid and can be poured
» Make sure you drink enough
liquids, particularly water.
fluid, liquor, solutionliquid^2
adjective in the form of a liquid
» Liquid detergent comes in a
bottle, not a box.
fluid, molten, runnylist^1
noun a set of things written
down one below the other
» There were six names
on the list.
catalogue, directory,
index, inventory, listing,
record, registerlist^2
verb to set things down in a list
» The cookies’ ingredients are
listed on the packet.
catalogue, index, record,
register, enumerate,
itemize, tabulatelisten
verb to hear and pay attention
to something » I’ll repeat
that for those of you who
weren’t listening.
attend, hark, hear,
pay attentionlittle^1
adjective small in size or
amount » The girl was too
little to ride on the rollercoaster.
dainty, dwarf, mini,
miniature, minute, pygmy,
small, tiny, wee
antonym: largelittle^2
noun a small amount or degree
» We offered her plenty to eat
but she would only take a little.
hardly any, meagre, measly,
not much, paltry, scantlive^1
verb to have your home
somewhere » Carrie has
lived in Boston for 20 years.
dwell, inhabit, reside,
stay (Scotland and
South Africa)live^2
verb to be alive » The tortoise
has lived for over 100 years.
be alive, existlive^3
adjective not dead or artificial
» I was horrified to find a live
mouse sitting in my shoe.
alive, animate, livinglively
adjective full of life and
enthusiasm » My sister
has a lively personality.
active, animated, energetic,
perky, sparkling, sprightly,
vivacious
antonym: dullload^1
noun something being carried
» The crane can lift huge,
heavy loads.
cargo, consignment,
freight, shipmentThe crane can lift huge,
heavy loads.The friends linked hands as they
ran across the field.The golfer studied the ball’s
line of flight.load
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