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light-fingered: having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time

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nimble footed collapse

light footed collapse

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featly collapse

spry collapse

agile collapse: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"; mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

floodlight collapse: illuminate with floodlights

nimble collapse

fanged collapse: having fangs

raptorial collapse: relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"

clawed collapse: of animals; having a claw or claws; often used as a combining form; "sharp-clawed"

sprightly collapse: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

glim collapse

light bulb collapse: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

dentate collapse: having toothlike projections in the margin

prehensile collapse: adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail"; having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch

resplendence collapse

flamboyance collapse: extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance"

digital collapse: of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"; relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination"; displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout"

brighten collapse: 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"

splendor collapse

lamp collapse: an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

graceful collapse: characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

light source collapse

touch off collapse

solar rays collapse

ultraviolet ray collapse

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"

illuminant collapse: something that can serve as a source of light

irradiate collapse: expose to radiation; "irradiate food"; cast rays of light upon

glint collapse: a spatially localized brightness

conflagrate collapse

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

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"

stop light collapse

limelight collapse: 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"

dancing collapse: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

gloaming collapse

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