LIGHTENING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • changing to a lighter color
   Synonym(s)
   • whitening (what does whitening mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lightening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of color (what does change of color mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bleach (what does bleach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • whiten (what does whiten mean?)
   • white (what does white mean?)
2. Meaning
   • descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy
   • the fetus is said to have dropped
   Hypernyms(s) lightening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • descent (what does descent mean?)