light vs quench

light

verb
  • To set fire to; to set burning. 

  • To start (a fire). 

  • To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark. 

  • To become ignited; to take fire. 

  • To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability. 

  • To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light. 

  • To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice 

  • To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter 

  • To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. 

  • To find by chance. 

noun
  • A low-alcohol lager. 

  • A source of illumination. 

  • A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic. 

  • The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade. 

  • A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any. 

  • A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame. 

  • A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded. 

  • A cigarette lighter. 

  • The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue. 

  • Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity. 

  • Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. 

  • The brightness of the eye or eyes. 

  • A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions. 

  • A flame or something used to create fire. 

  • A notable person within a specific field or discipline. 

  • See lights (“lungs”). 

  • A stone that is not thrown hard enough. 

  • Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. 

  • The power of perception by vision. 

adv
  • Carrying little. 

adj
  • Easy to endure or perform. 

  • Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy. 

  • Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light. 

  • Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift. 

  • Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity. 

  • Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose. 

  • Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons. 

  • With low viscosity. 

  • Easily interrupted by stimulation. 

  • Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy. 

  • Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma. 

  • Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished. 

  • Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads. 

  • Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc. 

  • Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance. 

  • Served with extra milk or cream. 

  • Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity. 

  • Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy. 

  • Gentle; having little force or momentum. 

  • Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure. 

  • Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised. 

  • Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered. 

quench

verb
  • To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light). 

  • To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. 

  • To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system. 

  • To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron. 

  • To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents. 

  • To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state. 

noun
  • The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state. 

  • A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system. 

  • The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched. 

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