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Terms vs Lightered - What's the difference?

terms | lightered |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb lightered is

(lighter).

terms

English

Noun

(head)

    • Statistics

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    lightered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lighter)

    • Anagrams

    *

    lighter

    English

    Etymology 1

    See

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (light)
    • I prefer a lighter shade of pink.

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, lights.
    • a lighter of lamps
  • A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
    • Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter .

    Etymology 3

    See ; or possibly from (etyl) luchter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

    • Etymology 4

    See

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (light)
    • What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter !
    I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.

    Anagrams

    * relight