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outlook
Noun
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An outlook is an attitude or a point of view.
He has a positive outlook on life.
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An outlook is an expectation.
The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.
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An outlook is a place from which something can be viewed.
She took in the view of the Grand Canyon from the outlook point.
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An outlook is the view from some place.
She took in the outlook of the Grand Canyon from the observation desk.
outlook
Verb
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If someone or something outlooks something, they confront it.
web
Noun
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A web is a series of lines, ideas, or thoughts connected.
Her web of thoughts is complex.
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A spiderweb.
The spider is spinning a very large web.
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The Internet. (the World Wide Web)
Simple English Wiktionary is my favorite place on the web.
access
Noun
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If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers.
We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.
access
Verb
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If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.
The product enables multiple systems to access a single database.
Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.
light
Noun
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The energy that our eyes sense is light.
And dance by the light of the moon.—Buffalo Gals, American folksong
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If someone talks about a light, he or she means something bright that can be seen.
The lights of the city shine all over the valley.
When you leave the room, turn off the light.
light
Adjective
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Something that is light in color is close to white.
The morning sky was very light.
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Something that is light in weight does not weigh much.
I lifted her easily because she was so light.
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Light may also mean that something is not serious.
The light bruise on my leg didn't hurt much.
I enjoy light comedy, where lots of funny things happen.
light
Verb
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If someone lights a fire, the fire starts to burn.
Let's light the wood in the fireplace.
The match lit and I could see around me.
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Something that lights a place makes it less dark.
The moon lighted the forest path.