taillight
English
noun
Definitions
- One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
Etymology
Compound from English tail + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- Tailgate English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- astrotail English
- backlight English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betail English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- booklight English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- crosslight English
- culvertail English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- de-tail English
- deadlight English
- dovetail English
- downlight English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- droplight English
- ducktail English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- fantail English
- feather-light English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- firelight English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- flickertail English
- floodlight English
- flufftail English
- footlight English
- forcepstail English
- forelight English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- guidelight English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- headlight English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- longtail English
- looplight English
- looptail English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- matchlight English
- metaltail English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- mousetail English
- multilight English
- needletail English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- oxtail English
- penlight English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- quarterlight English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- relight English
- ring-tailed English
- ringlight English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- sidelight English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- spotlight English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- starlight English
- stifftail English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streamertail English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- stubtail English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- tealight English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- tubelight English
- turntail English
- twilight English
- twintail English
- ultralight English
- undertail English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- windowlight English
- yellowtail English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- light Middle English
- tail Middle English
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- teil Kriol
- laatɩ Farefare
- tail
- light
- tailer
- betail
- alight
- tailed
- oxtail
- rattail
- tailpin
- tailcup
- tailfan
- belight
- de-tail
- lightie
- relight
- lightly
- cowtail
- wagtail
- tailgut
- cattail
- fantail
- pigtail
- tagtail
- pentail
- tailfin
- tailism
- pintail
- uplight
- foxtail
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- bobtail
- tailend
- redtail
- tailbud
- lighter
- enlight
- tailgate
- gaslight
- mislight
- horntail
- ducktail
- daylight
- ringtail
- light up
- tailcoat
- goldtail
- kicktail
- lighteth
- lightbar
- bangtail
- sunlight
- tailflip
- whiptail
- hairtail
- rubytail
- tailhook
- silktail
- forktail
- stubtail
- Tailgate
- arclight
- warlight
- veiltail
- bucktail
- penlight
- lightish
- twilight
- waxlight
- lyretail
- dovetail
- looptail
- twintail
- tailride
- icelight
- longtail
- nonlight
- taillamp
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- lighting
- tailwhip
- tailbone
- tapetail
- tailbeat
- owllight
- turntail
- tailhead
- freetail
- lightray
- tailrace
- tail end
- tailspot
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- skylight
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- tailache
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- fishtail
- toplight
- tailcuff
- lowlight
- tailhole
- tailcord
- tailmost
- firetail
- tailable
- tealight
- coattail
- lightmap
- plowtail
- tailback
- lightest
- boattail
- tailless
- catstail
- hightail
- hardtail
- bedlight
- tailpole
- limelight
- footlight
- lightness
- lightable
- spinetail
- metaltail
- sharptail
- lightboat
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- shorttail
- lighthead
- mousetail
- lightsome
- evenlight
- tailplane
- headlight
- broadtail
- tapertail
- lightpost
- deadlight
- portlight
- tailwheel
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- jollytail
- lamplight
- heliotail
- stoplight
- tailswing
- moonlight
- antilight
- tailstock
- noonlight
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- enlighten
- tailwater
- lovelight
- tailboard
- kilolight
- booklight
- tailgroup
- swingtail
- tailblock
- dawnlight
- safelight
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- horsetail
- spadetail
- spotlight
- swordtail
- glowlight
- lightship
- sidelight
- wedgetail
- lightwork
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- roughtail
- looplight
- sea-light
- flufftail
- overlight
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- blacktail
- leadlight
- snowlight
- shavetail
- downlight
- undertail
- droplight
- lightroom
- stifftail
- lightless
- lightmans
- tailstand
- scaletail
- top light
- dusklight
- tailslide
- rushlight
- sprigtail
- forelight
- light out
- light due
- lightskin
- thorntail
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- floodlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- pseudotail
- goldentail
- tailsitter
- needletail
- cross-tail
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- springtail
- cottontail
- superlight
- lightstrip
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- culvertail
- light bulb
- watchlight
- lightshift
- tailstrike
- squaretail
- crosslight
- ploughtail
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- silvertail
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- yellowtail
- lightplane
- ultralight
- lightspeed
- singletail
- tailshield
- flashlight
- beavertail
- tripletail
- porchlight
- nightlight
- torchlight
- microlight
- blacklight
- tailnumber
- swallowtail
- streetlight
- bristletail
- lightweight
- scissortail
- lightworker
- spindletail
- roostertail
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- taildragger
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- forcepstail
- swingletail
- light money
- black light
- feathertail
- windowlight
- light organ
- tailfeather
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- flickertail
- spatuletail
- light-tight
- candlelight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- light-winged
- scissorstail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- light-footed
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- streamertail
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- light-bearing
- tail-shedding
- feather-light
- light-horseman
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- white-tailed hawk
- extragalactic background light