Dial and Light

Dial

Dial noun - The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments.

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Light and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Light" instead a noun "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.

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Dial and light are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Light".

way	dial way	light way
bit	dial bit	light bit

For instance ordinary Stargates can only dial within a galaxy so their limits are probably in the tens of thousands of light-years.

Source: Shown Their Work / Live-Action TV
The hidden piece of paper from the Death Note in Light's wristwatch can be accessed by Light pressing the dial nub four times Freak Out: Light at L's grave in the Director's Cut.

Source: Manga / Death Note
Darker and Edgier: Vinyl and Octavia in 'Dial D for Detectives' has the duo investigating a murder, which is fairly dark for a series which until now had been mostly light-hearted humour and had tended to downplay violence.

Source: Fanfic / The Vinyl And Octavia Series

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