Related Words for light up

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WordSyllablesCategories
brighten
/x
Verb, Verb
clear
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clear up
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
fire up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
illuminate
x/xx
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
illumine
x/x
Adjective, Verb
light
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
cloud
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
overcast
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
lighten
/x
Verb
bright
/
Adjective
fire
/x
Noun
enlighten
x/x
Verb
beacon
/x
Noun
radiate
/xx
Noun
shed light on
///
Phrase, Verb
alight
x/
Noun
light into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
spotlight
/x
Noun
shine
/
Noun
come on
//
Phrase, Verb
throw light on
///
Phrase, Verb
highlight
/x
Noun
turn on
//
Phrase, Verb
bring to light
///
Phrase, Verb
blaze
/
Noun
elucidate
x/xx
Verb
limelight
/x
Noun
light upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
energize
/xx
Verb
come to light
///
Phrase, Verb
glow
/
Noun
bloom
/
Noun
ignite
x/
Verb
see the light of day
/x///
Phrase, Verb
show up
//
Phrase, Verb
expose
x/
Verb
illustrate
/xx
Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
rev up
//
Phrase, Verb
gleam
/
Noun
liven
/x
Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
color
/x
Noun
elevate
/xx
Verb
cast light on
///
Phrase, Verb
gild
/
Noun
bring to life
///
Phrase, Verb
appear
x/
Verb
shine through
//
Phrase, Verb
star
/
Noun
rainbow
/x
Noun
beautify
/xx
Verb
liven up
/xx
Phrase, Verb
yellow
/x
Noun
lamp
/
Noun
point up
//
Phrase, Verb
magnify
/xx
Verb
reverberate
x/xx
Noun
intensify
x/xx
Verb
stand out
//
Phrase, Verb
excite
x/
Verb
power up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dress up
//
Phrase, Verb
enliven
x/x
Verb
amp up
/x
Phrase, Verb
invigorate
x/xx
Verb
speed up
/x
Phrase, Verb
transmit
x/
Verb
amplify
/xx
Verb
smile
/
Noun
luster
/x
Noun
visualise
/xx
Verb
gladden
/x
Name
emphasize
/xx
Verb
show
/
Noun
happy
/x
Adjective
trigger
/x
Noun
pink
/
Noun
green
/
Noun
enlarge
x/
Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
come to life
///
Phrase, Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb
advertise
/xx
Verb
see the light
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sensitize
/xx
Verb
find
/
Verb
pigment
/x
Noun
awaken
x/x
Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
disclose
x/
Verb
hook up
//
Phrase, Verb
translate
x/
Verb
white
/
Name
play up
//
Phrase, Verb
display
x/
Noun
tend
/
Verb
glorify
/xx
Verb
put to good use
////
Phrase, Verb
erect
x/
Adjective
induce
x/
Verb
awake
x/
Adjective
explain
x/
Verb
communicate
x/xx
Verb
motivate
/xx
Verb
kindle
/x
Verb
entertain
xx/
Verb
warm
/
Adjective
gloss
/
Noun
take up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
turn up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
promote
x/
Verb
ablaze
x/
Adverb, Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
aftermath
/xx
Noun
against
x/
Noun
agile
/x
Noun, Adjective
ahead
x/
Adverb
airy
/x
Adjective, Noun
amid
x/
Noun
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ashy
/x
Adjective
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
aura
/x
Noun
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beam
/
Noun, Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bluish
/x
Adjective
bonfire
/xx
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
brightness
/x
Noun
brilliance
/x
Noun
brown
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
bulb
/
Noun, Verb
buoyant
/x
Adjective
burn
/
Verb, Noun
candle
/x
Noun, Verb
candlelight
/xx
Noun
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
chiffon
x/
Noun
claire
/
Name
clarity
/xx
Noun
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
coke
/
Noun, Verb
cola
/x
Noun
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conformity
x/xx
Noun
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
corona
x/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
diet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
digestible
x/xx
Adjective
dimmer
/x
Noun
dismount
xx
Verb, Noun
disrepute
xx/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dusky
/x
Adjective, Noun
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
electricity
xx/xx
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
enlightenment
x/xx
Noun
erection
x/x
Noun
ether
/x
Noun, Verb
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
extinguish
x/x
Verb
eye
/
Noun, Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
faint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
feathery
/xx
Adjective, Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
feu
/
Noun, Verb
filament
/xx
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
firelight
/x
Noun
fixture
/x
Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
flame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flare
/
Noun, Verb
flashlight
/x
Noun, Verb
flicker
/x
Noun, Verb
flimsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
flood
/
Noun, Verb
fluorescence
x/x
Noun
fluorescent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fooling
/x
Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
framework
/x
Noun
friable
xxx
Adjective
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
frothy
/x
Adjective, Noun
function
/x
Noun, Verb
fuse
/
Noun, Verb
gaslight
/x
Noun, Verb
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
get down
//
Phrase, Verb
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
given
/x
Noun, Adjective
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glare
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
glimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
glory
/x
Noun, Verb
grayish
/x
Adjective
halo
/x
Noun, Verb
handgun
/x
Noun
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
headlamp
//
Noun
headlight
/x
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
heat
/
Noun, Verb
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
held
/
Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb