lightening : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lightening	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lightening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lightening n descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped changing to a lighter color Synonym(s): whitening, lightening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lightened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lightening}.] [OE. lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.] 1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash. This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the lion. --Shak. 2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.