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| flambeau |
a lit torch. [1/2 definitions] |
| gas mantle |
an incombustible meshwork hood for a gas jet or kerosene wick that gives off a brilliant incandescent light when a flame is lit within it. |
| go out |
to stop burning or being lit. [1/6 definitions] |
| hotfoot |
a practical joke in which a match is secretly placed between the sole and upper of someone's shoe and is lit. [1/3 definitions] |
| lightsome2 |
well-lighted; brightly lit; illuminated. [1/2 definitions] |
| mixed metaphor |
a combination of two or more metaphors with an inconsistent or nonsensical result or effect, such as, "He lit a fire that would soon bear fruit". |
| pilot lamp |
a small electric light that indicates, when lit, that current is flowing in an electric circuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrim |
a curtain of such fabric used in the theater to create an apparently solid wall that becomes transparent when lit from behind. [1/2 definitions] |
| smoke |
to inhale and exhale from a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, or the like. [2/12 definitions] |
| squib |
a small firecracker that when lit produces a hissing noise followed by a slight explosion. [1/4 definitions] |
| starlit |
lit by light from the stars. |
| sunshine |
a place lit and warmed by the sun. [1/4 definitions] |
| terminator |
the dividing line between lit and unlit zones on a planet or moon. [1/2 definitions] |
| unlit |
combined form of lit. |
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