Words Starting With LIG
Here's the list of all the 149 Words Starting With LIG in the English Language.
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| light | 1. introduce light into 2. begin to smoke 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. transport in a flatbottom boat 2. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire More Definitions → |
| lightly | 1. without good reason 2. with few burdens More Definitions → |
| lighthouse | 1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships More Definitions → |
| lighted | 1. provided with artificial light 2. set afire or burning 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 → |
| lighten | 1. make more cheerful 2. reduce the weight on; make lighter 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 → |
| lighthearted | 1. carefree and happy and lighthearted 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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