Lightening

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  • v. Present participle of lighten.
  • n. The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour
  • n. The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The process of changing to a lighter color.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A becoming light; the break of day. See lightning, 1.
  • n. See lightning, 2.
  • n. A brightening up, as of the mind or spirit.
  • n. In metallurgy, the sudden brightening of the color of silver during cupellation when the metal reaches the point of greatest purity.
  • n. The act or fact of becoming or making light or less heavy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. changing to a lighter color
  • n. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    descent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whitening   
    Verb Stem
    lighten   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    brightening    enlightening    frightening    heightening    tightening   
     
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