| AFFRIGHTEN | • affrighten v. (Archaic) To frighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| BENIGHTENS | • benightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benighten. • BENIGHTEN v. to overtake with night, also BENIGHT. |
| BRIGHTENED | • brightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of brighten. • BRIGHTEN v. to make bright. |
| BRIGHTENER | • brightener n. One who or that which brightens. • brightener n. A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence… • brightener n. (Metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface. |
| ENLIGHTENS | • enlightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten. • ENLIGHTEN v. to impart knowledge or information to. |
| FRIGHTENED | • frightened adj. Afraid; suffering from fear. • frightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of frighten. • FRIGHTEN v. to make afraid, to scare, also FRIGHT. |
| FRIGHTENER | • frightener n. Agent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens. • FRIGHTENER n. something or someone who frightens. |
| HEIGHTENED | • heightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of heighten. • heightened adj. Increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped-up. • HEIGHTEN v. to raise. |
| HEIGHTENER | • heightener n. That which heightens. • HEIGHTENER n. something that heightens. |
| LIGHTENERS | • lighteners n. Plural of lightener. • LIGHTENER n. something that lightens. |
| LIGHTENING | • lightening v. Present participle of lighten. • lightening n. The act or result of making something light or lighter. • lightening n. (Medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour. |
| RETIGHTENS | • retightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retighten. • RETIGHTEN v. to tighten again. |
| RIGHTENING | • rightening v. Present participle of righten. • RIGHTEN v. (archaic) to set right. |
| STRAIGHTEN | • straighten v. (Transitive) To cause to become straight. • straighten v. (Intransitive) To become straight. • straighten v. (Transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up. |
| TIGHTENERS | • tighteners n. Plural of tightener. • TIGHTENER n. something that serves to tighten. |
| TIGHTENING | • tightening v. Present participle of tighten. • tightening n. The act or process of making more tight. • TIGHTENING n. the act of making tight. |