collocation: light

light noun

1 brightness

adjective

clear , good

bright , brilliant , harsh , intense , strong

blinding

full

In full ~, you could see Alison was well over forty.

bad , dim , faint , feeble , murky , poor , weak

subdued

failing

We could hardly see the ball in the failing ~.

gentle , pale , soft , watery

mellow , warm

cold , cool

in the cold ~ of morning

early , morning

artificial

natural

infrared , ultraviolet , UV

film that is sensitive to ultraviolet ~

white , yellow , etc.

visible

candle (usually candlelight )

… of light

beam , ray

burst , flash , gleam , glimmer

There was a flash of ~ followed by an explosion.

patch , pool

verb + light

have

Do you have enough ~ for reading?

generate , produce

cast , emit , give , give out , provide , shed , shine

~ emitted by a star

absorb

reflect

block out

be bathed in

be sensitive to

light + verb

gleam , glow , shine

come , fall , pour , stream

Light from a tall lamp fell in a pool on the desk.

fill sth , flood sth

reflect

The ~ reflecting off the snow was dazzling.

grow stronger , increase

fade , fail , thicken

blind sb , dazzle sb

We were momentarily blinded by the ~ of the sun.

catch sth

You could see the imperfections in the repair when the ~ caught it.

illuminate sth , light sth , light sth up

light + noun

level

source

beam

therapy

preposition

against the   ~

She held up the letter against the ~.

by the   ~   of

They managed to see where the door was by the ~ of the moon.

into the   ~

Bring it into the ~ and we'll have a look at it.

in the   ~

The place looked calm in the golden evening ~.

~   from

the ~ from the kitchen window

phrases

(the) ~ at the end of the tunnel ( figurative )

For the first time since the start of his treatment, we can now see ~ at the end of the tunnel.

the ~ of day ( figurative )

Some of his paintings never even saw the ~ of day.

(at) the speed of ~

Nothing can travel faster than the speed of ~.

a point of ~ , a source of ~

The lamp was the only source of ~ in the room.

2 sth that produces light

adjective

bright

the bright ~s of the city

blinking , flashing , flickering , twinkling

electric , fluorescent , gas , halogen , low - energy , neon , strip , strobe

bedside , ceiling , outside , overhead , wall

bathroom , landing , porch , etc.

street

security , warning

A warning ~ goes on when the battery is running low.

brake , fog , hazard , tail

The car was stopped at the side of the road with its hazard ~s flashing.

landing

The pilot could just make out the runway landing ~s.

disco

verb + light

flick on , flip on ( AmE ) , put on , switch on , turn on

have on

Some cars already had their ~s on.

keep on , leave on

extinguish , flick off , flip off ( AmE ) , put off , put out , shut off ( AmE ) , switch off , turn off , turn out

turn up

dim , turn down

shine

Someone shone a ~ in my face.

flash

He flashed his ~s to warn the oncoming cars.

light + verb

be off , be on

come on , go on

The warning ~ came on.

go off , go out

dim

fuse

gleam , glimmer , glow , shine

flash

The blue ~ was flashing.

blink , flicker

The ~ flickered a couple of times then went out.

blind sb , dazzle sb

light + noun

switch

fitting ( BrE ) , fixture ( AmE ) (see also light bulb )

See also traffic light