Craig Ferguson

Scotland is a much lighter and more fun place than I thought it was. I was miserable when I was there. But it wasn't Scotland's fault. It was my circumstances. I was - I hate to say the word humbled - but that's what it felt like. I was wrong about this place. This is a great place full of very fun people.

Scottish Comedian

Oscar Isaac

I was in bands, but they were punk bands, and you plug in the guitars, you turn them up really loud, you've got four or five other people on stage with you, you've got some protection from when they throw lighters. You can always hide behind the lead singer or the bass player.

Guatemalan Actor

Mercedes Schlapp

If a student believes that taking too many exams is hard or skipping advanced courses for a lighter load is a better deal, just wait until he or she goes to college and needs to prepare for finals or has to figure out complex work problems in a stressful environment.

American Public Servant

Sobhita Dhulipala

Characters, like people, don't need to be right - only understood and, perhaps, accepted. We are all grey, lighter and darker, depending on our state of security.

Indian Actress

Joel Edgerton

As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters.

Australian Actor

Stephen Hough

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.

British Composer

Barun Sobti

I have played both serious as well as lighter characters, also, and have been satisfied with both types.

Indian Actor

Matt Skiba

To be in touch with death, and the darker side of life, makes the lighter side more enjoyable.

American Musician

Nipsey Russell

My only mission is to look for fun, the lighter side of life. I spell it fool-osophy.

American Comedian

Regina King

I would definitely welcome lighter material, but I like to be where the truth lies.

American Actress

Commonly paired with verbs implying action, like 'flick', 'light', or 'refill'.

Popular Collocations

Suggests preparedness to start something, often a social activity like smoking.

Implies Readiness

Used with cautionary language regarding fire hazards or misuse.

Safety Warnings

Used to compare objects, implying one is easier to move or carry.

Relative Weight

Often signifies relief or reduction of a burden, physical or emotional.

Ease of Burden

Can have negative connotations when loss or insufficiency is implied.

Not Always Positive

Suggests that an area is well-lit or the ambiance is cheerful and uplifting.

Brighter Surroundings

Links to the perception of color, often in fashion or design.

Color Perception

Can also refer to a more subtle, emotional effect on moods or feelings.

Mood Elevation

Specific to maritime, for a vessel used near harbors and docks.

Transportation Context

Refers to the loading or unloading process in shipping.

Cargo Handling

It indicates a capability to operate in shallow waters where large ships can't go.

Navigating Shallow Waters

 can they're not amazing at it they're better than we are 100 but they are exceptionally heavy animals so they do spend a lot of their lifetime in the trees and they can climb but and they can swing around but it tends to be the lighter ones the younger ones and the females for example so the silverbacks can climb and swing to a

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 So what's happening here is that the brain is using its prior expectations built deeply into the circuits of the visual cortex that a cast shadow dims the appearance of a surface, so that we see B as lighter than it really is. Here's one more example, which shows just how quickly the brain can use new predictions

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 Nappers consistently show cognitive benefits from napping, but non-nappers may not. Researchers think this could be because nappers are able to stay in a lighter sleep and move through sleep stages more easily. Meanwhile, non-nappers may experience more deep sleep while napping, making them groggy afterward.

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 So here I am in this space, and my job, and any stress related to my job -- it was gone. And I felt lighter in my body. And imagine all of the relationships in the external world and any stressors related to any of those -- they were gone. And I felt this sense of peacefulness.

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 and increasingly lighter pheomelanin-rich skin shades fanning outwards as the sunshine dwindles. Therefore, skin color is little more than an adaptive trait for living on a rock that orbits the Sun. It may absorb light, but it certainly does not reflect character.

The science of skin...

 The higher we build, the higher the gravitational pressure from the upper stories on the lower ones. This principle has long dictated the shape of our buildings, leading ancient architects to favor pyramids with wide foundations that support lighter upper levels.

Will there ever be a...

 Now, take two of the newly marked coins and weigh them against each other. If they balance, the third coin is fake. Otherwise, look at their marks. If they are plus coins, the heavier one is the imposter. If they are marked with minus, it's the lighter one.

Can you solve the...

 which reduces friction and helps sharks swim quickly and quietly. Sharks also have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is a much lighter material than bone so sharks have less weight to carry.

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 The risk paid off handsomely. The new shell is both lighter and stronger than the old home and it's not a moment too soon, because the tide is flowing in strongly, flooding the plains.

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 detachment it means distinguishing between the world of the gas lighter and the real world so you can let people have their alternative facts you'll stick to

Lighter