Nouns Starting With LIG
Here's the list of all the 85 Nouns Starting With LIG in the English Language.
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| light | 1. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation 2. any device serving as a source of illumination More Definitions → |
| lighting | 1. having abundant light or illumination 2. apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film More Definitions → |
| lightning | 1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light 2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more More Definitions → |
| lightweight | 1. a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds 2. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous More Definitions → |
| lighter | 1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire 2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires More Definitions → |
| lighthouse | 1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships More Definitions → |
| ligand | 1. a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom More Definitions → |
| ligne | 1. a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons More Definitions → |
| ligament | 1. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs 2. any connection or unifying bond More Definitions → |
| lightening | 1. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped 2. changing to a lighter color More Definitions → |
| ligation | 1. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) More Definitions → |
| lightness | 1. a feeling of joy and pride 2. the property of being comparatively small in weight More Definitions → |
| lignin | 1. a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants More Definitions → |
| lightbulb | 1. electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity More Definitions → |
| lignite | 1. intermediate between peat and bituminous coal More Definitions → |
| ligature | 1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one More Definitions → |
| lightship | 1. a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable More Definitions → |
| liger | 1. offspring of a male lion and a female tiger More Definitions → |
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