heavy vs light
Definitions
adjective
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- full and loud and deep
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
adverb
- slowly as if burdened by much weight
noun
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
Examples
Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.
She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
Definitions
noun
- a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
Examples
Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight.
He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand.
