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    [Noun]  | "ligh*ter" | \ ˈlī-tər \


    1: a large usually flat-bottomed barge used especially in unloading or loading ships


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle Dutch *lichter, from lichten to unload; akin to Old English lēoht light in weight;

    [Noun]  | "light*er" | \ ˈlī-tər \


    1: one that lights or sets a fire

    2: a device for lighting a fire; especially : a mechanical or electrical device used for lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "lighter fluid" 


    1: the liquid in a lighter (such as a cigarette lighter) that is its fuel

    2: a liquid accelerant used especially to ignite charcoal briquettes for grilling food


    Origin: 1922 ;

    [Verb]  | "lighter" 


    1: to convey by a lighter


    Origin: 1677 ;

    [Adjective]  | "light" 


    1: having light : bright

    2: not intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not dark : pale

    3: medium in saturation and high in lightness


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English lyht, light, going back to Old English lēoht, Anglian lēht "filled with light, bright, clear," going back to Germanic *leuhta- (whence also Old Frisian liācht, licht "light, bright," Old Saxon lioht, Middle Dutch licht, lecht, Old High German lioht, liuhti), going back to Indo-European *leu̯k-to-, probably verbal adjective from the base *leu̯k- "become bright" {mat|light:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "light" 


    1: having little weight : not heavy

    2: designed to carry a comparatively small load

    3: having relatively little weight in proportion to bulk


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German līhti light, Latin levis, Greek elachys small;

    [Adjective]  | "light*er-than-air" | \ ˈlī-tər-thən-ˈer \


    1: of less weight than the air displaced


    Origin: 1901 ;

    [Adverb]  | "light" 


    1: lightly

    2: with little baggage


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "light" 


    1: having little weight;


      * e.g., " ... It was no problem carrying the suitcase up the stairs since it was light.  "





    2: involving minimal difficulty or effort;


      * e.g., " ... a little light work was all it took to straighten up the room "





    3: less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable;


      * e.g., " ... traffic on the highway seems to be very light today "





    [Adjective]  | "light" 


    1: filled with much light;


      * e.g., " ... the light, airy room is exceptionally cheerful "





    2: lacking intensity of color;


      * e.g., " ... we painted the walls a light blue "





    3: of light complexion;


      * e.g., " ... her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun "



    •  Synonyms : 

    •  fair



    [Adjective]  | "lighter-than-air" 


     [ "lighter" ]

    1: The smoker's tool, besides the pipe.

      * e.g.,  ... what's a pipe without a lighter? you got a light? i think the bowls cashed, anyone got fire? 

     [ "lighter" ]

    1: A small protion of crack cocaine.

      * e.g.,  ... I've got twenty-five lighters on my dresser. I got's to get paid. 

     [ "lighter" ]

    1: A device used to make fire so I can burn plants and small children after a tweak it a bit to make the fire really big.

      * e.g.,  ... -lights the forest on fire- oooooh pretty flame 

     [ "lighter" ]

    1: Somebody with a BDSM bent who has lighted up an interest in it at well before puberty. In other words "as long as they can remember". An innate perv; somebody who really liked to be bound to the pole during play, or to be the one to tighten the knots. Statistically rare. This trait is somewhat correlated with atypically rigid sexual objects or rituals of desire, as well as political advocacy for "perv rights". As in "no, I can't come until you impale me" or "you might as well fuck off if you can't deal with my feces".

      * e.g.,  ... "Dunno, she's just so into the stuff. Maybe she's a lighter or something." "I just don't understand the thing with the needles." "Relax, that's just a part of him. He's a lighter." "For the longest time I thought it was just for thrills, but then he told me he's actually a lighter." 

     [ "lighter" ]

    1: A word used to define a man whose dick has gotten smaller because of long term drug use or cigarette smoking.

      * e.g.,  ... I wish he would stopping that shit he's getting lighter. 

     [ "lighter" ]

    1: a fruit commonly known as a pineapple.

      * e.g.,  ... yesterday I had pizza with lighters on it. 

     [ "Lighter" ]

    1: Faze adapts version of later.

      * e.g.,  ... Adapt-What you doin lighter. Banks-Get the f**k out of my house 

     [ "lighterism" ]

    1: Discrimination based on lighter skin aka lightskins , typically mixed race black and white people , but can occur between lightskin black people as well, alot of times lightskins can face discrimination from darker skin people ,

      * e.g.,  ... Lightskin person: damn man lighterism is real out here , we gotta stick together Darkskin person: bro stop lightskins don't face discrimination 

     [ "Lighter" ]

    1: An object with a oddly large capacity to make humans feel emotional.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy: Bro I miss her so much, I found her lighter in my apartment yesterday, done near cried. 

     [ "Lighter Thief" ]

    1: a person who, from habitually pocketing lighters from smoking cigarettes, surreptitiously thieves lighters during group smoking without realizing it, can become notorious.

      * e.g.,  ... Scene: Man empties out pockets. -*sigh* -Why do I keep doing this!?! _________________________________ -Well cya dude, thanks for smoking us up! -hold up! Has anyone seen my lighter? -Dude. -I can't help it! I'm a lighter thief.. 

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