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leading light
Synonyms:
chief
,
electronics king
,
first-rater
,
genius
,
honcho
,
king
,
lead
,
luminary
,
master spirit
,
paramount
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
prodigy
,
star
,
superstar
,
top dog
,
topnotcher
,
virtuoso
,
wonder
Related Words:
antihero
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a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
related words >
actor
,
antagonist
,
bit
,
bit part
,
cast
,
character
,
cue
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
ingenue
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
protagonist
,
role
,
side
,
soubrette
,
straight part
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
title role
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
prima donna
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a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
a vain and temperamental person
related words >
Heldentenor
,
Meistersinger
,
alto
,
aria singer
,
baritenor
,
baritone
,
bass
,
basso
,
basso buffo
,
basso cantante
,
basso profundo
,
blues singer
,
canary
,
cantatrice
,
cantor
,
caroler
,
chanter
,
chantress
,
chief
,
coloratura soprano
,
comic bass
,
contralto
,
countertenor
,
crooner
,
danseur noble
,
deep bass
,
diva
,
dramatic soprano
,
electronics king
,
feature attraction
,
first tragedian
,
headliner
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroic tenor
,
heroine
,
honcho
,
hymner
,
improvisator
,
jeune premier
,
king
,
lead
,
lead singer
,
leading lady
,
leading light
,
leading man
,
lieder singer
,
luminary
,
master spirit
,
melodist
,
mezzo-soprano
,
opera singer
,
paramount
,
prima ballerina
,
principal
,
protagonist
,
psalm singer
,
rock-and-roll singer
,
singer
,
singstress
,
songbird
,
songster
,
songstress
,
soprano
,
star
,
superstar
,
tenor
,
top dog
,
torch singer
,
vocalist
,
vocalizer
,
voice
,
warbler
,
yodeler
luminary
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a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
related words >
VIP
,
actinic
,
big
,
big name
,
big-timer
,
candle
,
catoptric
,
celebrity
,
chief
,
constellation
,
cynosure
,
electric light bulb
,
electronics king
,
eminence
,
figure
,
fire
,
first-rater
,
flame
,
folk hero
,
galaxy
,
genius
,
glim
,
great man
,
heliographic
,
heliological
,
hero
,
heroine
,
honcho
,
idol
,
illuminant
,
illuminator
,
immortal
,
important person
,
incandescent body
,
king
,
lamp
,
lantern
,
lead
,
leader
,
leading light
,
light
,
light bulb
,
light source
,
lion
,
luminal
,
luminant
,
luminaries
,
man of mark
,
master spirit
,
match
,
moon
,
nabob
,
name
,
notability
,
notable
,
paramount
,
person of note
,
personage
,
photic
,
photoactinic
,
photologic
,
pleiad
,
pop hero
,
popular hero
,
popular idol
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
prodigy
,
public figure
,
social lion
,
somebody
,
source of light
,
star
,
stars
,
sun
,
superstar
,
taper
,
top dog
,
topnotcher
,
torch
,
virtuoso
,
wonder
,
worthy
floodlight
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illuminate with floodlights
related words >
arc
,
arc light
,
beacon
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
color filter
,
dimmer
,
enlighten
,
floats
,
flood
,
flood with light
,
footlights
,
foots
,
gelatin
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
irradiate
,
klieg light
,
light
,
light plot
,
light up
,
lighten
,
lights
,
limelight
,
luminate
,
marquee
,
medium
,
overshine
,
relume
,
relumine
,
shed light upon
,
shine upon
,
spot
,
spotlight
,
throw light upon
prima ballerina
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a leading female ballet dancer
related words >
danseur noble
,
diva
,
feature attraction
,
first tragedian
,
headliner
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroine
,
jeune premier
,
lead
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
protagonist
,
singer
,
star
,
superstar
headliner
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a performer who receives prominent billing
related words >
danseur noble
,
diva
,
feature attraction
,
first tragedian
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroine
,
jeune premier
,
lead
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
prima ballerina
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
protagonist
,
singer
,
star
,
superstar
honcho
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related words >
boss
,
chief
,
chieftain
,
cock
,
electronics king
,
head
,
headman
,
hierarch
,
king
,
lead
,
leader
,
leading light
,
luminary
,
master
,
master spirit
,
paramount
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
star
,
superstar
,
top dog
glim
collapse
related words >
candle
,
electric light bulb
,
fire
,
flame
,
illuminant
,
illuminator
,
incandescent body
,
lamp
,
lantern
,
light
,
light bulb
,
light source
,
luminant
,
luminary
,
match
,
moon
,
source of light
,
stars
,
sun
,
taper
,
torch
light bulb
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electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
related words >
candle
,
electric light bulb
,
fire
,
flame
,
glim
,
illuminant
,
illuminator
,
incandescent body
,
lamp
,
lantern
,
light
,
light source
,
luminant
,
luminary
,
match
,
moon
,
source of light
,
stars
,
sun
,
taper
,
torch
superstar
collapse
related words >
A per se
,
ace
,
big name
,
boss
,
celebrity
,
champion
,
chief
,
commander
,
constellation
,
crackerjack
,
cynosure
,
danseur noble
,
dean
,
diva
,
electronics king
,
feature attraction
,
figure
,
first tragedian
,
first-rater
,
folk hero
,
fugleman
,
galaxy
,
genius
,
good hand
,
great
,
great man
,
head
,
headliner
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroine
,
higher-up
,
honcho
,
idol
,
immortal
,
important person
,
jeune premier
,
king
,
laureate
,
lead
,
leader
,
leading lady
,
leading light
,
leading man
,
lion
,
luminaries
,
luminary
,
magician
,
mahatma
,
man of genius
,
man of mark
,
master
,
master hand
,
master spirit
,
mastermind
,
name
,
nonpareil
,
notability
,
notable
,
paragon
,
paramount
,
past master
,
person of note
,
personage
,
pleiad
,
pop hero
,
popular hero
,
popular idol
,
practiced hand
,
prima ballerina
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
prodigy
,
protagonist
,
public figure
,
ruler
,
sage
,
senior
,
singer
,
skilled hand
,
social lion
,
somebody
,
star
,
superior
,
superman
,
the greatest
,
the most
,
top dog
,
topnotcher
,
virtuoso
,
whiz
,
wizard
,
wonder
,
worthy
leading lady
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actress who plays the leading female role
related words >
actor
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
bit
,
bit part
,
cast
,
character
,
cue
,
danseur noble
,
diva
,
fat part
,
feature attraction
,
feeder
,
first tragedian
,
headliner
,
heavy
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroine
,
ingenue
,
jeune premier
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
prima ballerina
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
protagonist
,
role
,
side
,
singer
,
soubrette
,
star
,
straight part
,
superstar
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
title role
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
walk on
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related words >
actor
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
bit
,
bit part
,
bit player
,
cast
,
character
,
cue
,
extra
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
figurant
,
figurante
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
ingenue
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
mute
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
protagonist
,
role
,
side
,
soubrette
,
spear-carrier
,
stand-in
,
standby
,
straight part
,
substitute
,
supe
,
super
,
supernumerary
,
support
,
supporting actor
,
supporting cast
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
title role
,
understudy
,
villain
,
walking gentleman
,
walking part
role
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normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
related words >
actor
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
bit
,
bit part
,
capacity
,
cast
,
character
,
condition
,
cue
,
duty
,
end use
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
function
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
immediate purpose
,
impersonation
,
ingenue
,
job
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
office
,
operation
,
operational purpose
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
place
,
position
,
post
,
protagonist
,
province
,
purpose
,
quality
,
relation
,
responsibility
,
side
,
situation
,
soubrette
,
status
,
straight part
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
task
,
title role
,
ultimate purpose
,
use
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
,
work
dawn
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the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
related words >
A
,
advent
,
alpha
,
antemeridian
,
appear
,
appearance
,
arise
,
arrival
,
arrive
,
aurora
,
auroral
,
awakening
,
begin
,
beginning
,
birth
,
blast-off
,
break
,
break of day
,
brighten
,
brightening
,
broad day
,
chanticleer
,
cockcrow
,
cocklight
,
come to mind
,
commence
,
commencement
,
crack of dawn
,
creation
,
cutting edge
,
dawning
,
day
,
day glow
,
day-peep
,
daybreak
,
daylight
,
dayshine
,
dayspring
,
daytide
,
daytime
,
develop
,
dusk
,
edge
,
emerge
,
emergence
,
establishment
,
first brightening
,
first light
,
flying start
,
foundation
,
fresh start
,
full sun
,
genesis
,
gleam
,
green flash
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
inauguration
,
inception
,
institution
,
jump-off
,
kick-off
,
leading edge
,
light
,
light of day
,
lighten
,
matin
,
matinal
,
matutinal
,
midday sun
,
morn
,
morning
,
new departure
,
noonlight
,
noontide light
,
occur to
,
oncoming
,
onset
,
opening
,
origin
,
originate
,
origination
,
outbreak
,
outset
,
outstart
,
peep of day
,
prime
,
ray of sunshine
,
rise
,
running start
,
send-off
,
setting in motion
,
setting-up
,
shine
,
square one
,
start
,
start-off
,
starting point
,
sun spark
,
sunbeam
,
sunbreak
,
sunburst
,
sunlight
,
sunrise
,
sunshine
,
sunup
,
take-off
,
twilight
,
unfold
,
vestibule of Day
resplendence
collapse
related words >
Babylonian splendor
,
aura
,
blare
,
blaze
,
blaze of glory
,
blazing light
,
blinding light
,
bright light
,
brightness
,
brilliance
,
brilliancy
,
brilliant light
,
burst of light
,
charisma
,
dazzling light
,
effulgence
,
elaborateness
,
elegance
,
envelope
,
flamboyance
,
flood of light
,
fulgor
,
glamour
,
glare
,
glaring light
,
gloriousness
,
glory
,
gorgeousness
,
grandeur
,
grandiosity
,
grandness
,
halo
,
heavenliness
,
illustriousness
,
imposingness
,
impressiveness
,
lavishness
,
luster
,
luxuriousness
,
luxury
,
magic
,
magnificence
,
majesty
,
mystique
,
nimbus
,
nobility
,
numinousness
,
plushness
,
poshness
,
proudness
,
radiance
,
radiancy
,
radiant splendor
,
ravishingness
,
refulgence
,
refulgency
,
resplendency
,
ritziness
,
splendidness
,
splendiferousness
,
splendor
,
splendorousness
,
splendrousness
,
state
,
stateliness
,
streaming light
,
sublimity
,
sumptuousness
,
vividness
flamboyance
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extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance"
related words >
arabesque
,
baroque
,
baroqueness
,
blare
,
blatancy
,
blaze
,
blazing light
,
blinding light
,
brazenness
,
bright light
,
brightness
,
brilliance
,
brilliancy
,
brilliant light
,
burst of light
,
chinoiserie
,
colorfulness
,
crudeness
,
dash
,
dazzle
,
dazzling light
,
dazzlingness
,
effulgence
,
elaborateness
,
elegance
,
extravagance
,
extravaganza
,
extravagation
,
fanciness
,
fineness
,
flagrancy
,
flashiness
,
flood of light
,
floridity
,
floridness
,
floweriness
,
fulgor
,
gaiety
,
garishness
,
gaudery
,
gaudiness
,
glare
,
glaring light
,
glitter
,
glory
,
gorgeousness
,
jauntiness
,
jazziness
,
loudness
,
luridness
,
luxuriance
,
luxuriousness
,
meretriciousness
,
moresque
,
obtrusiveness
,
ostentation
,
overelaborateness
,
overelegance
,
overornamentation
,
panache
,
radiance
,
radiancy
,
radiant splendor
,
refulgence
,
refulgency
,
resplendence
,
resplendency
,
richness
,
rococo
,
sensationalism
,
shamelessness
,
showiness
,
splendor
,
sportiness
,
streaming light
,
tawdriness
,
vividness
,
vulgarness
brighten
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become brighter; "The sky brightened"
make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"
related words >
animate
,
beacon
,
boost
,
break
,
brighten up
,
buoy up
,
burnish
,
cheer
,
cheer up
,
dawn
,
encourage
,
enlighten
,
enliven
,
exhilarate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
gild
,
gild the lily
,
give a lift
,
gladden
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
hearten
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
inspire
,
inspirit
,
invigorate
,
irradiate
,
light
,
light up
,
lighten
,
liven
,
luminate
,
overshine
,
perk up
,
pick up
,
polish
,
rejoice
,
rejoice the heart
,
relume
,
relumine
,
shed light upon
,
shine
,
shine upon
,
spotlight
,
sweeten
,
throw light upon
,
vitalize
splendor
collapse
related words >
Babylonian splendor
,
aura
,
beauty
,
blare
,
blaze
,
blaze of glory
,
blazing light
,
blinding light
,
bright light
,
brightness
,
brilliance
,
brilliancy
,
brilliant light
,
burst of light
,
charisma
,
dazzle
,
dazzling light
,
display
,
effulgence
,
elaborateness
,
elegance
,
envelope
,
exquisiteness
,
flamboyance
,
flood of light
,
fulgor
,
glamour
,
glare
,
glaring light
,
glitter
,
gloriousness
,
glory
,
gloss
,
gorgeousness
,
grandeur
,
grandiosity
,
grandness
,
halo
,
heavenliness
,
illustriousness
,
imposingness
,
impressiveness
,
lavishness
,
light
,
luminosity
,
luminousness
,
luster
,
luxuriousness
,
luxury
,
magic
,
magnificence
,
majesty
,
mystique
,
nimbus
,
nobility
,
numinousness
,
panoply
,
plushness
,
pomp
,
poshness
,
proudness
,
radiance
,
radiancy
,
radiant splendor
,
ravishingness
,
refulgence
,
refulgency
,
resplendence
,
resplendency
,
richness
,
ritziness
,
shine
,
show
,
spectacle
,
splendidness
,
splendiferousness
,
splendorousness
,
splendrousness
,
state
,
stateliness
,
streaming light
,
sublimity
,
sumptuousness
,
swank
,
vividness
lamp
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an artificial source of visible illumination
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
related words >
Chinese lantern
,
Finsen light
,
Moore light
,
arc light
,
battery lamp
,
broadside
,
candle
,
candlelight
,
cresset
,
dark lantern
,
electric candle
,
electric lamp
,
electric light bulb
,
electric torch
,
electric-arc lamp
,
electric-discharge lamp
,
eye
,
filament lamp
,
fire
,
flame
,
flame lamp
,
flash lamp
,
flashbulb
,
flasher
,
flashgun
,
flashlight
,
flood lamp
,
floodlight
,
floor lamp
,
focus lamp
,
gas lamp
,
gaslight
,
glim
,
head lamp
,
headlight
,
high-intensity lamp
,
illuminant
,
illuminator
,
incandescent body
,
infrared lamp
,
klieg light
,
lampion
,
lamplet
,
lantern
,
light
,
light bulb
,
light source
,
limelight
,
luminant
,
luminary
,
magic lantern
,
magnetite arc lamp
,
match
,
mercury lamp
,
mercury-arc lamp
,
moderator lamp
,
moon
,
navigation light
,
neon light
,
neon tube
,
night light
,
ocular
,
oculus
,
oil lamp
,
osmium lamp
,
peeper
,
photoflash lamp
,
pilot light
,
rushlight
,
safety lamp
,
searchlight
,
sidelight
,
source of light
,
spot
,
spotlight
,
stars
,
stop light
,
strobe
,
strobotron
,
sun
,
sun lamp
,
sun spot
,
table lamp
,
taper
,
torch
,
winker
light source
collapse
related words >
Chinese lantern
,
Finsen light
,
Moore light
,
arc light
,
battery lamp
,
benzine
,
broadside
,
candle
,
candlelight
,
coal oil
,
cresset
,
dark lantern
,
electric candle
,
electric lamp
,
electric torch
,
electric-arc lamp
,
electric-discharge lamp
,
electricity
,
filament lamp
,
flame lamp
,
flash lamp
,
flashbulb
,
flasher
,
flashgun
,
flashlight
,
flood lamp
,
floodlight
,
floor lamp
,
focus lamp
,
gas
,
gas lamp
,
gaslight
,
gasoline
,
head lamp
,
headlight
,
high-intensity lamp
,
illuminant
,
illuminating gas
,
infrared lamp
,
kerosene
,
klieg light
,
lampion
,
lamplet
,
lantern
,
light bulb
,
limelight
,
luminant
,
magic lantern
,
magnetite arc lamp
,
mercury lamp
,
mercury-arc lamp
,
moderator lamp
,
navigation light
,
neon light
,
neon tube
,
night light
,
oil
,
oil lamp
,
osmium lamp
,
paraffin
,
petrol
,
petroleum
,
photoflash lamp
,
pilot light
,
rushlight
,
safety lamp
,
searchlight
,
sidelight
,
spot
,
spotlight
,
stop light
,
strobe
,
strobotron
,
sun lamp
,
sun spot
,
table lamp
,
torch
protagonist
collapse
the principal character in a work of fiction
related words >
Maecenas
,
abettor
,
actor
,
admirer
,
advocate
,
aficionado
,
angel
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
apologist
,
backer
,
bit
,
bit part
,
buff
,
cast
,
champion
,
character
,
cue
,
danseur noble
,
defender
,
dependence
,
diva
,
encourager
,
endorser
,
exponent
,
fan
,
fat part
,
favorer
,
feature attraction
,
feeder
,
first tragedian
,
friend at court
,
headliner
,
heavy
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroine
,
ingenue
,
jeune premier
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leader
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
lover
,
mainstay
,
maintainer
,
moving spirit
,
paranymph
,
part
,
partisan
,
patron
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
prima ballerina
,
prima donna
,
prime mover
,
principal
,
promoter
,
reliance
,
role
,
second
,
seconder
,
sectary
,
side
,
sider
,
singer
,
soubrette
,
sponsor
,
stalwart
,
standard-bearer
,
standby
,
star
,
straight part
,
superstar
,
support
,
supporter
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
sustainer
,
sympathizer
,
title role
,
upholder
,
villain
,
votary
,
walk-on
,
walking part
,
well-wisher
touch off
collapse
related words >
backfire
,
bank
,
blast
,
blow out
,
blow up
,
burn
,
burst
,
bust
,
conflagrate
,
detonate
,
discharge
,
enkindle
,
explode
,
fan the flame
,
feed
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
fulminate
,
go off
,
ignite
,
inflame
,
kindle
,
let off
,
light
,
light the fuse
,
light up
,
rekindle
,
relight
,
relume
,
set fire to
,
set off
,
set on fire
,
shoot
,
spark
,
stir the fire
,
stoke
,
stoke the fire
,
strike a light
,
torch
,
trigger
ingenue
collapse
the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
related words >
Roscius
,
actor
,
actress
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
babe
,
bad guy
,
barnstormer
,
bit
,
bit part
,
cast
,
character
,
character actor
,
character man
,
character woman
,
child
,
child actor
,
child of nature
,
cue
,
diseur
,
diseuse
,
dove
,
dramatizer
,
dupe
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
foil
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
hick
,
histrio
,
histrion
,
infant
,
innocent
,
juvenile
,
lamb
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
lout
,
matinee idol
,
mere child
,
mime
,
mimer
,
mimic
,
monologist
,
mummer
,
noble savage
,
oaf
,
pantomime
,
pantomimist
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
playactor
,
player
,
protagonist
,
protean actor
,
reciter
,
role
,
rube
,
side
,
simple soul
,
soubrette
,
stage performer
,
stage player
,
stooge
,
straight man
,
straight part
,
stroller
,
strolling player
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
theatrical
,
thespian
,
title role
,
trouper
,
unsophisticate
,
utility man
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
,
yokel
top dog
collapse
related words >
A per se
,
ace
,
boss
,
champ
,
champion
,
chief
,
commander
,
conquering hero
,
conqueror
,
conquistador
,
dean
,
defeater
,
doyen
,
doyenne
,
easy winner
,
electronics king
,
fugleman
,
genius
,
head
,
hero
,
high priest
,
higher-up
,
honcho
,
important person
,
king
,
kingfish
,
kingpin
,
laureate
,
lead
,
leader
,
leading light
,
luminary
,
master
,
master spirit
,
nonpareil
,
pancratiast
,
paragon
,
paramount
,
personage
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
prodigy
,
ruler
,
runner-up
,
senior
,
shoo-in
,
star
,
subduer
,
subjugator
,
superior
,
superman
,
superstar
,
sure winner
,
the greatest
,
the most
,
triumpher
,
vanquisher
,
victor
,
virtuoso
,
winner
solar rays
collapse
related words >
X ray
,
actinic ray
,
actinism
,
atomic beam
,
atomic ray
,
beam
,
beam of light
,
gamma ray
,
gleam
,
infrared ray
,
invisible radiation
,
leam
,
patch
,
pencil
,
photon
,
radiation
,
radiorays
,
ray
,
ray of light
,
ribbon
,
ribbon of light
,
streak
,
stream
,
stream of light
,
streamer
,
ultraviolet ray
,
violet ray
ultraviolet ray
collapse
related words >
X ray
,
actinic ray
,
actinism
,
atomic beam
,
atomic ray
,
beam
,
beam of light
,
gamma ray
,
gleam
,
infrared ray
,
invisible radiation
,
leam
,
patch
,
pencil
,
photon
,
radiation
,
radiorays
,
ray
,
ray of light
,
ribbon
,
ribbon of light
,
solar rays
,
streak
,
stream
,
stream of light
,
streamer
,
violet ray
radiance
collapse
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"
related words >
aura
,
blare
,
blaze
,
blaze of glory
,
blazing light
,
blinding light
,
blitheness
,
blithesomeness
,
bright light
,
brightness
,
brilliance
,
brilliancy
,
brilliant light
,
burst of light
,
charisma
,
cheer
,
cheerfulness
,
cheeriness
,
cheery vein
,
coruscation
,
dazzle
,
dazzling light
,
delight
,
diffusion
,
dispersion
,
effulgence
,
emanation
,
envelope
,
eupeptic mien
,
flamboyance
,
flood of light
,
fulgor
,
geniality
,
gladness
,
gladsomeness
,
glamour
,
glare
,
glaring light
,
gleam
,
gloriousness
,
glory
,
glow
,
good cheer
,
gorgeousness
,
halo
,
happiness
,
heavenliness
,
highlight
,
hopefulness
,
illumination
,
illustriousness
,
incandescence
,
irradiance
,
irradiancy
,
irradiation
,
joy
,
light
,
light source
,
luminosity
,
luminous energy
,
luminousness
,
luster
,
magic
,
mystique
,
nimbus
,
numinousness
,
optimism
,
phosphorescence
,
photosensitivity
,
pleasantness
,
pleasure
,
radiancy
,
radiant energy
,
radiant splendor
,
radiation
,
radius
,
ravishingness
,
ray
,
refulgence
,
refulgency
,
resplendence
,
resplendency
,
rosy expectation
,
sanguine humor
,
sanguineness
,
scattering
,
scintillation
,
shimmer
,
shine
,
sidelight
,
sparkle
,
splendidness
,
splendor
,
splendorousness
,
splendrousness
,
spoke
,
streaming light
,
sublimity
,
sunniness
,
twinkle
,
visible radiation
,
vividness
,
warmth
,
winsomeness
illuminant
collapse
something that can serve as a source of light
related words >
aglow
,
beaming
,
beamy
,
benzine
,
blushing
,
bright and sunny
,
burning
,
candescent
,
candle
,
coal oil
,
electric light bulb
,
electricity
,
fire
,
flame
,
flushing
,
gas
,
gasoline
,
gleaming
,
gleamy
,
glim
,
glinting
,
glowing
,
illuminating
,
illuminating gas
,
illuminative
,
illuminator
,
illumining
,
incandescent
,
incandescent body
,
irradiative
,
kerosene
,
lamp
,
lamping
,
lantern
,
light
,
light as day
,
light bulb
,
light source
,
luciferous
,
lucific
,
luciform
,
luminant
,
luminary
,
luminative
,
luminiferous
,
luminificent
,
luminous
,
lustrous
,
match
,
moon
,
oil
,
orient
,
paraffin
,
petrol
,
petroleum
,
radiant
,
rutilant
,
rutilous
,
shining
,
shiny
,
source of light
,
starbright
,
starlike
,
starry
,
stars
,
streaming
,
suffused
,
sun
,
sunny
,
sunshiny
,
taper
,
torch
irradiate
collapse
expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
cast rays of light upon
related words >
X-ray
,
activate
,
anhydrate
,
beacon
,
blast-freeze
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
brine
,
charge
,
contaminate
,
corn
,
cure
,
dehydrate
,
desiccate
,
dry
,
dry-cure
,
dry-salt
,
edify
,
embalm
,
enlighten
,
evaporate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
freeze
,
freeze-dry
,
fume
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
improve
,
infect
,
jerk
,
kipper
,
light
,
light up
,
lighten
,
luminate
,
marinade
,
marinate
,
mummify
,
overshine
,
pickle
,
poison
,
preservatize
,
quick-freeze
,
radiumize
,
refrigerate
,
relume
,
relumine
,
roentgenize
,
salt
,
season
,
shed light upon
,
shine upon
,
smoke
,
smoke-cure
,
spotlight
,
stuff
,
throw light upon
,
uplift
glint
collapse
a spatially localized brightness
related words >
afterglow
,
air glow
,
be bright
,
beacon
,
beam
,
bedazzle
,
blaze
,
blaze of light
,
blind
,
burn
,
candescence
,
cast a glance
,
coruscate
,
coruscation
,
daze
,
dazzle
,
diffuse light
,
facula
,
flame
,
flare
,
flash
,
flush
,
fulgurate
,
give light
,
glance
,
glance at
,
glare
,
glaze
,
gleam
,
gleam of light
,
glimmer
,
glimpse
,
glisten
,
glitter
,
gloss
,
glow
,
incandesce
,
incandescence
,
luster
,
polish
,
radiate
,
scintillation
,
send out rays
,
sheen
,
shimmer
,
shine
,
shine brightly
,
shininess
,
shining light
,
shoot
,
shoot out rays
,
skylight
,
solar flare
,
solar prominence
,
sparkle
,
sunset glow
,
twinkle
antagonist
collapse
a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
related words >
Roscius
,
actor
,
actress
,
adversary
,
anti
,
antihero
,
archenemy
,
assailant
,
bad guy
,
barnstormer
,
bit
,
bit part
,
bitter enemy
,
cast
,
character
,
character actor
,
character man
,
character woman
,
child actor
,
combatant
,
competition
,
competitor
,
con
,
contender
,
cue
,
devil
,
diseur
,
diseuse
,
dramatizer
,
enemy
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
foe
,
foeman
,
foil
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
histrio
,
histrion
,
ingenue
,
juvenile
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
lines
,
match
,
matinee idol
,
mime
,
mimer
,
mimic
,
monologist
,
mummer
,
open enemy
,
opponent
,
opposer
,
opposing party
,
opposite camp
,
opposition
,
oppugnant
,
pantomime
,
pantomimist
,
part
,
person
,
personage
,
piece
,
playactor
,
player
,
protagonist
,
protean actor
,
public enemy
,
reciter
,
role
,
side
,
soubrette
,
stage performer
,
stage player
,
stooge
,
straight man
,
straight part
,
stroller
,
strolling player
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
sworn enemy
,
the loyal opposition
,
the opposition
,
theatrical
,
thespian
,
title role
,
trouper
,
utility man
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
conflagrate
collapse
related words >
bank
,
burn
,
enkindle
,
fan the flame
,
feed
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
ignite
,
inflame
,
kindle
,
light
,
light up
,
rekindle
,
relight
,
relume
,
set fire to
,
set on fire
,
stir the fire
,
stoke
,
stoke the fire
,
strike a light
,
torch
,
touch off
traffic light
collapse
a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
related words >
Roman candle
,
aid to navigation
,
alarm
,
amber light
,
balefire
,
beacon
,
beacon fire
,
bell
,
bell buoy
,
blinker
,
blue peter
,
buoy
,
caution light
,
flare
,
fog bell
,
fog signal
,
fog whistle
,
foghorn
,
glance
,
go light
,
gong buoy
,
green light
,
heliograph
,
high sign
,
international alphabet flag
,
international numeral pennant
,
kick
,
leer
,
marker beacon
,
nod
,
nudge
,
parachute flare
,
pilot flag
,
poke
,
police whistle
,
quarantine flag
,
radio beacon
,
red flag
,
red light
,
rocket
,
sailing aid
,
semaphore
,
semaphore flag
,
semaphore telegraph
,
sign
,
signal
,
signal beacon
,
signal bell
,
signal gong
,
signal gun
,
signal lamp
,
signal light
,
signal mast
,
signal post
,
signal rocket
,
signal shot
,
signal siren
,
signal tower
,
spar buoy
,
stop light
,
stop-and-go light
,
the nod
,
the wink
,
touch
,
traffic signal
,
watch fire
,
white flag
,
wigwag
,
wigwag flag
,
wink
,
yellow flag
lighten
collapse
become lighter; "The room lightened up"
become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
be light
,
beacon
,
blunt
,
break
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
chasten
,
cheer up
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dawn
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enlighten
,
extenuate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
gladden
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
have little weight
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
irradiate
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
light
,
light up
,
luminate
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
overshine
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
relume
,
relumine
,
restrain
,
set at ease
,
shed light upon
,
shine
,
shine upon
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smile
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
spotlight
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
thin
,
throw light upon
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unfreight
,
unlade
,
unload
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
stop light
collapse
related words >
Roman candle
,
aid to navigation
,
alarm
,
amber light
,
balefire
,
beacon
,
beacon fire
,
bell
,
bell buoy
,
blinker
,
blue peter
,
buoy
,
caution light
,
flare
,
fog bell
,
fog signal
,
fog whistle
,
foghorn
,
glance
,
go light
,
gong buoy
,
green light
,
heliograph
,
high sign
,
international alphabet flag
,
international numeral pennant
,
kick
,
leer
,
marker beacon
,
nod
,
nudge
,
parachute flare
,
pilot flag
,
poke
,
police whistle
,
quarantine flag
,
radio beacon
,
red flag
,
red light
,
rocket
,
sailing aid
,
semaphore
,
semaphore flag
,
semaphore telegraph
,
sign
,
signal
,
signal beacon
,
signal bell
,
signal fire
,
signal flag
,
signal gong
,
signal gun
,
signal lamp
,
signal light
,
signal mast
,
signal post
,
signal rocket
,
signal shot
,
signal siren
,
signal tower
,
spar buoy
,
stop-and-go light
,
the nod
,
the wink
,
touch
,
traffic light
,
traffic signal
,
watch fire
,
white flag
,
wigwag
,
wigwag flag
,
wink
,
yellow flag
limelight
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a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
related words >
PR
,
arc
,
arc light
,
ballyhoo
,
blurb
,
bright light
,
celebrity
,
color filter
,
common knowledge
,
cry
,
currency
,
daylight
,
dimmer
,
eclat
,
exposure
,
fame
,
famousness
,
floats
,
flood
,
floodlight
,
footlights
,
foots
,
gelatin
,
glare
,
hoopla
,
hue and cry
,
klieg light
,
light plot
,
lights
,
marquee
,
maximum dissemination
,
medium
,
notoriety
,
plug
,
press notice
,
public eye
,
public knowledge
,
public relations
,
public report
,
publicity
,
publicity story
,
publicness
,
puff
,
reclame
,
report
,
spot
,
spotlight
,
write-up
person
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a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"
a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"
related words >
Adamite
,
actor
,
actually
,
an existence
,
anatomy
,
antagonist
,
antihero
,
article
,
being
,
bit
,
bit part
,
bodily
,
body
,
body-build
,
bones
,
build
,
carcass
,
cast
,
cat
,
chap
,
character
,
child
,
clay
,
clod
,
cookie
,
coot
,
corpus
,
creature
,
critter
,
cue
,
customer
,
duck
,
earthling
,
entelechy
,
entity
,
fat part
,
feeder
,
fellow
,
figure
,
first person
,
flesh
,
form
,
fourth person
,
frame
,
galoot
,
groundling
,
guy
,
hand
,
head
,
heavy
,
hero
,
heroine
,
homo
,
hulk
,
human
,
human being
,
in person
,
in the flesh
,
individual
,
ingenue
,
integer
,
item
,
joker
,
lead
,
lead role
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
leading woman
,
life
,
lines
,
living soul
,
man
,
material body
,
module
,
monad
,
mortal
,
nose
,
object
,
obviative
,
one
,
organism
,
part
,
party
,
persona
,
personage
,
personality
,
personally
,
physical body
,
physique
,
piece
,
point
,
protagonist
,
proximate
,
role
,
second person
,
shape
,
side
,
single
,
singleton
,
soma
,
somebody
,
someone
,
something
,
soubrette
,
soul
,
specimen
,
stick
,
straight part
,
supporting character
,
supporting role
,
tellurian
,
terran
,
themselves
,
thing
,
third person
,
title role
,
torso
,
trunk
,
unit
,
villain
,
walk-on
,
walking part
,
woman
,
worldling
dancing
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taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
related words >
aflicker
,
balletic
,
beaming
,
beatific
,
beatified
,
bickering
,
blessed
,
blinking
,
blissful
,
capering
,
cheerful
,
chirping
,
dance
,
desultory
,
flashing
,
flicker
,
flickering
,
flickering light
,
flickery
,
flicky
,
flushed with joy
,
flutter
,
fluttering
,
fluttery
,
gay
,
glad
,
glancing light
,
glowing
,
guttering
,
happy
,
joyful
,
joyous
,
lambency
,
lambent
,
laughing
,
leaping
,
light show
,
play
,
play of light
,
playing
,
purring
,
quiver
,
quivering
,
quivery
,
radiant
,
singing
,
smiling
,
smirking
,
sparkling
,
spluttering
,
sputtering
,
sputtery
,
starry-eyed
,
stroboscopic
,
terpsichorean
,
thrice happy
,
unsteady
,
wavering
,
wavery
diva
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related words >
Heldentenor
,
Meistersinger
,
alto
,
aria singer
,
baritenor
,
baritone
,
bass
,
basso
,
basso buffo
,
basso cantante
,
basso profundo
,
blues singer
,
canary
,
cantatrice
,
cantor
,
caroler
,
chanter
,
chantress
,
coloratura soprano
,
comic bass
,
contralto
,
countertenor
,
crooner
,
danseur noble
,
deep bass
,
dramatic soprano
,
feature attraction
,
first tragedian
,
headliner
,
heavy lead
,
hero
,
heroic tenor
,
heroine
,
hymner
,
improvisator
,
jeune premier
,
lead
,
lead singer
,
leading lady
,
leading man
,
lieder singer
,
melodist
,
mezzo-soprano
,
opera singer
,
prima ballerina
,
prima donna
,
principal
,
protagonist
,
psalm singer
,
rock-and-roll singer
,
singer
,
singstress
,
songbird
,
songster
,
songstress
,
soprano
,
star
,
superstar
,
tenor
,
torch singer
,
vocalist
,
vocalizer
,
voice
,
warbler
,
yodeler
ignite
collapse
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
related words >
bank
,
blaze up
,
burn
,
conflagrate
,
enkindle
,
fan the flame
,
feed
,
feed the fire
,
fire
,
fire up
,
flame up
,
flare up
,
inflame
,
kindle
,
light
,
light up
,
rekindle
,
relight
,
relume
,
set fire to
,
set on fire
,
spunk up
,
stir the fire
,
stoke
,
stoke the fire
,
strike a light
,
take fire
,
torch
,
touch off
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