gaslight
English
/ˈɡæslaɪt/, /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas.
- The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
Etymology
Compound from English gas (mixture, chemical element, flammable gaseous hydrocarbon hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, state of matter) + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
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The physical world
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Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Gashead English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antigas English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- biogas English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- degas English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gas English
- gas boat English
- gas-hog English
- gasbag English
- gaseous English
- gasface English
- gasfitter English
- gasfitting English
- gasholder English
- gashouse English
- gasiferous English
- gasification English
- gasiform English
- gasify English
- gasless English
- gaslightee English
- gaslighter English
- gaslighting English
- gaslike English
- gaslit English
- gasman English
- gasogen English
- gasogenous English
- gasometer English
- gasometre English
- gasometric English
- gasometry English
- gasoscope English
- gasotransmitter English
- gasproof English
- gasser English
- gassy English
- gastight English
- gasworker English
- gasworks English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multigas English
- multilight English
- nightlight English
- nongas English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- off-gas English
- outgas English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- regas English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- gas Dutch, Flemish
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- ガス Japanese
- light Middle English
- गैस Hindi
- ก๊าซ Thai
- ก๊าด Thai
- แก๊ส Thai
- গেছ Assamese
- gas爐 Chinese
- 戤司 Chinese
- ઘાસલેટ Gujarati
- gesi Swahili
- 가스 Korean
- ugesi Zulu
- kiaaj Marshallese
- kiaj Marshallese
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- castel xno
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- magetsi Shona
- گئس Sindhi
- laatɩ Farefare
- gas
- light
- regas
- degas
- gassy
- biogas
- gasman
- gasbag
- outgas
- gaslit
- alight
- gasser
- nongas
- gasify
- gasface
- uplight
- gasogen
- belight
- gaseous
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- gaslike
- antigas
- lighten
- lightly
- off-gas
- gas-hog
- gasless
- lighter
- Gashead
- enlight
- nonlight
- lighting
- mislight
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- lightray
- lighteth
- skylight
- lightbar
- gasiform
- sunlight
- gas boat
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- gastight
- penlight
- gasproof
- lowlight
- lightish
- twilight
- gashouse
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- multigas
- lightest
- gasworks
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- gasoscope
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- backlight
- gasometre
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- spotlight
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- gasholder
- lightwork
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- gasworker
- lightmans
- gasometer
- moonlight
- antilight
- top light
- gasfitter
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- gasometry
- lightskin
- floodlight
- lightshift
- gasiferous
- gaslighter
- crosslight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- gasogenous
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- gaslightee
- striplight
- gasfitting
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- gasometric
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- light-tight
- candlelight
- gaslighting
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- gasification
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- feather-light
- light-bearing
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- gasotransmitter
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light