Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
lightening / lightning — Lightening is a verb that means to reduce the weight of : My course load needs lightening if I am to complete this course successfully. Lightning refers to the electrical discharge in the sky: Fred captured the image of a bolt of lightning… … Confused words
lightening / lightning — Lightening is a verb that means to reduce the weight of : My course load needs lightening if I am to complete this course successfully. Lightning refers to the electrical discharge in the sky: Fred captured the image of a bolt of lightning… … Confused words
lightning — lightning, lightening Lightning is the spelling with reference to electrical flashes in the sky (thunder and lightning), whereas lightening is a form of the verb lighten • (I welcome the lightening of this burden that s imposed on councils… … Modern English usage
lightening — lightning, lightening Lightning is the spelling with reference to electrical flashes in the sky (thunder and lightning), whereas lightening is a form of the verb lighten • (I welcome the lightening of this burden that s imposed on councils… … Modern English usage
lightening — See lightening, lightning … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
lightning — See lightening, lightning … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Lightning — Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lightning arrester — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lightning bug — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lightning conductor — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
