These are the meanings of the letters GLHTEIN when you unscramble them.
- Lighten (v. i.)
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
- Lighten (v. i.)
To descend; to light.
- Lighten (v. i.)
To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To cheer; to exhilarate.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To free from trouble and fill with joy.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
- Lighten (v. t.)
To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.