lights: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lights
- highlights«Word Popularity Bar5/5
highlight
- noun the most interesting or memorable part
high spot.
- the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican
- noun an area of lightness in a picture
highlighting.
- noun the most interesting or memorable part
- flights4/5
flight
- noun a formation of aircraft in flight
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flying.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- noun a formation of aircraft in flight
- delights4/5
delight
- noun a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
delectation.
- his delight to see her was obvious to all
- noun something or someone that provides a source of happiness
joy; pleasure.
- a joy to behold
- the pleasure of his company
- the new car is a delight
- noun a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
- headlights3/5
headlight
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
headlamp.
- noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
- flashlights3/5
flashlight
- noun a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
torch.
- noun a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- spotlights2/5
spotlight
- noun a focus of public attention
limelight; public eye; glare.
- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
- noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
spot.
- noun a focus of public attention
- searchlights2/5
searchlight
- noun a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
- noun a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
- floodlights2/5
floodlight
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood; photoflood; flood lamp.
- verb illuminate with floodlights
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- sidelights2/5
sidelight
- noun light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
running light.
- noun light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
- daylights2/5
daylight
- noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
day; daytime.
- the dawn turned night into day
- it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
- noun light during the daytime
- noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- alights2/5
alight
- verb to come to rest, settle
perch; light.
- Misfortune lighted upon him
- verb come down
climb down.
- the birds alighted
- verb to come to rest, settle
- footlights2/5
footlights
- noun theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
- noun theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
- streetlights2/5
streetlight
- noun a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
street lamp.
- noun a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
- taillights2/5
taillight
- noun lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
rear lamp; rear light; tail lamp.
- noun lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
- blights2/5
blight
- noun a state or condition being blighted
- noun any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
- noun a state or condition being blighted
- overflights2/5
overflight
- noun a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
- noun a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
- skylights2/5
skylight
- noun a window in a roof to admit daylight
fanlight.
- noun a window in a roof to admit daylight
- slights2/5
slight
- noun a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
rebuff.
- verb pay no attention to, disrespect
cold-shoulder.
- She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
- noun a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
- stoplights1/5
stoplight
- noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
brake light.
- noun a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
traffic signal; traffic light.
- noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
- gaslights1/5
gaslight
- noun light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
- noun light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
- twilights1/5
twilight
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
crepuscle; dusk; fall; gloaming; gloam; evenfall; nightfall; crepuscule.
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- noun the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
- houselights1/5
houselights
- noun lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
- noun lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
- moonlights1/5
moonlight
- noun the light of the Moon
moonshine; Moon.
- moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
- the Moon was bright enough to read by
- verb work a second job, usually after hours
- The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver
- noun the light of the Moon
- torchlights1/5
- plights1/5
plight
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
predicament; quandary.
- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
- noun a solemn pledge of fidelity
troth.
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- rushlights1/5
rushlight
- noun a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
rush candle.
- noun a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
- spaceflights1/5
spaceflight
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
space travel; spacefaring.
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
- fanlights1/5
fanlight
- noun a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
transom; transom window.
- noun a window in a roof to admit daylight
skylight.
- noun a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
- nightlights1/5
nightlights
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- backlights1/5
- lowlights1/5
- ultralights1/5
ultralights
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- safelights1/5
- uplights1/5
Suffixes of lights
- lightship«Word Popularity Bar2/5
lightship
- noun a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
- noun a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
- lightsome1/5
lightsome
- adjective satellite moving easily and quickly; nimble
light; tripping.
- the dancer was light and graceful
- a lightsome buoyant step
- walked with a light tripping step
- adjective satellite carefree and happy and lighthearted
light-hearted; blithe; blithesome; lighthearted.
- was loved for her blithe spirit
- a merry blithesome nature
- her lighthearted nature
- trilling songs with a lightsome heart
- adjective satellite moving easily and quickly; nimble
- lightships1/5
lightship
- noun a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
- noun a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
Derived words of lights
- delightsome«Word Popularity Bar1/5
delightsome
Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." Grew.Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord. Mal. iii. 12.
--De*light"some*ly , adv. --De*light"some*ness , n.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lights`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lights`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lights`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lights`, some are not.
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