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9-letter words that end in ght

  • highlight — to emphasize or make prominent.
  • hindsight — recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
  • hot light — a powerful light used in television production.
  • in-flight — done, served, or shown during an air voyage: an in-flight movie.
  • indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
  • inwrought — worked in or closely combined with something.
  • jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
  • key light — (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
  • lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
  • limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
  • lovelight — A fond expression of love in a person's eyes.
  • methought — simple past tense of methinks.
  • midflight — Occurring in the middle portion of a flight.
  • mindsight — Focused awareness of one's own mental processes in order to correct undesirable behaviours.
  • mistaught — to teach wrongly or badly.
  • moonlight — the light of the moon.
  • mr. right — a man who is viewed as an ideal romantic partner or potential spouse (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
  • new right — a group of conservatives whose views diverge from those of traditional conservatives, as in being more staunchly opposed to abortion or defense cuts.
  • onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
  • outfought — Simple past tense and past participle of outfight.
  • overdight — covered up
  • overlight — a strong light
  • overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
  • oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
  • overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
  • plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
  • preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
  • pretaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • put right — rectify
  • red light — traffic light indicating stop
  • red-light — Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.
  • rethought — the act of reconsidering.
  • ringlight — a circular electronic flash that surrounds a camera lens, used especially for even illumination in closeup photography.
  • rushlight — a narrow candle, formerly in use, made of the pith of various types of rush dipped in tallow
  • safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
  • se'nnight — a week.
  • sea fight — a fight between ships at sea.
  • sidelight — an item of incidental information.
  • sit tight — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
  • skintight — fitting almost as tightly as skin: skintight trousers.
  • spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
  • starlight — the light emanating from the stars.
  • stoplight — traffic light.
  • sunbright — as bright as the sun, very bright
  • taillight — a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
  • tamazight — a Berber language spoken in Morocco.
  • the bight — the major indentation of the S coast of Australia, from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia
  • the right — the right-hand side
  • too right — an exclamation of agreement
  • traplight — a lighting device used to trap insects, especially moths.
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