| ALIGHT | • alight v. (Transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve. • alight v. (Intransitive). • alight v. To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up. |
| ANIGHT | • anight adv. (Obsolete) In the night-time, at night. • ANIGHT adv. (Shakespeare) by night. |
| ARIGHT | • aright adv. Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. • aright adv. (Archaic) To or on the right-hand side. • aright v. (Transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. |
| BLIGHT | • blight n. (Phytopathology) A rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves… • blight n. The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition. • blight n. (By extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. |
| BRIGHT | • bright adj. Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. • bright adj. Of light: brilliant, intense. • bright adj. Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny. |
| FLIGHT | • flight n. The act of flying. • flight n. An instance of flying. • flight n. (Collective) A collective term for doves or swallows. |
| FRIGHT | • fright n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short… • fright n. Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. • fright v. (Archaic, transitive) To frighten. |
| HEIGHT | • height n. The distance from the base of something to the top. • height n. The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level. • height n. (Phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof… |
| KEIGHT | • keight v. (Obsolete) simple past tense of catch. • KETCH v. (obsolete) to catch. |
| KNIGHT | • knight n. (Historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. • knight n. (Historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire. • knight n. (By extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. |
| PLIGHT | • plight n. A dire or unfortunate situation. • plight n. (Now rare) A (neutral) condition or state. • plight n. (Obsolete) Good health. |
| QUIGHT | • quight adv. Obsolete form of quite. • quight v. Obsolete form of quit. • QUIGHT v. (Spenser) to quit, depart from, also QUYTE. |
| SLIGHT | • slight adj. Small. • slight adj. Of slender build. • slight adj. (Regional) Even, smooth or level. |
| SMIGHT | • smight v. Obsolete form of smite. • SMIGHT v. (Spenser) to smite. |
| SPIGHT | • spight n. Alternative form of speight. • spight n. Obsolete spelling of spite. • spight v. Obsolete spelling of spite. |
| TWIGHT | • twight v. (Obsolete) To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch. • TWIGHT v. (Spenser) to twit, upbraid. |
| WEIGHT | • weight n. The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical… • weight n. An object used to make something heavier. • weight n. A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object. |
| WRIGHT | • wright n. (Obsolete except in compounds) A builder or maker of something. • wright v. (Dated) Misspelling of write. • Wright prop.n. A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations… |
| YPIGHT | • ypight v. Past participle of pitch. • PITCH v. to throw. |