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catchlight

catchlight noun: a gleam of reflected light in a subject's eye.

Noun

catchlight (plural catchlights)

  1. A gleam of reflected light in a subject's eye.

Forms of catchlight

pluralcatchlights
alternative formcatch light

Origin of catchlight

From catch + light.

Questions about catchlight

What does catchlight mean?
Catchlight means a gleam of reflected light in a subject's eye.
What part of speech is catchlight?
Catchlight is a noun.
What is the plural of catchlight?
The plural of catchlight is catchlights.

Words near catchlight in the dictionary

  1. catching wreck
  2. catching Z's
  3. catchingly
  4. catchingness
  5. catchings
  6. catchlight
  7. catchlights
  8. catchline
  9. catchlines
  10. catchmark
  11. catchmarks

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