neonne‧on /ˈniːɒn $ -ɑːn/ noun [uncountable] 
the neon lights of Las Vegas A neon sign flashed on and off above the door.
WORD ORIGINneon
Origin:
1800-1900 Greek neos ‘new’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- But not drunk enough. crilly My North London flat is filled with neon.
- Dancing black girls writhing under the twinkling neon of a pizzeria.
- Physical trapping is likely to be about as effective for neon, argon and krypton.
- The downtown Dallas skyline is accented in green and blue and red neon.
- The other neon sign which surmounted the Parliament building, a huge red star, has recently been removed.
- The public reception area, a strange mixture of green neon and granite, is awash with the sound of running water.
- With only 6000 years of life left the temperature rockets to 620 million degrees, to convert carbon into neon.
- You see it in the neon strips that colour the city, the flashing lights on every corner.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a colourless gas that is found in small quantities in the air and is used in glass tubes to produce a bright light in electric advertising signs. It is a chemical element: symbol Neneon lights/signs (=ones that use neon) (=ones that use neon) the neon lights of Las Vegas
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN the neon lights of Las Vegas· She had only known one man, a moronic battle in neon light.· Even though it was a summer afternoon, the foyer was drenched in a harsh, white neon light.· Once she stuffed her diaphragm into one of my neon lights, breaking it, shattering it.· A spillage of lurid neon light, yellow and orange, dribbled from the windowsill to the floor.· Mrs T finds that a particular type of neon light upsets her balance.· Go to the right places and there will be a big railway station or a billboard full of flickering neon lights.· For those unmoved, the Ferris wheel spun its neon lights and the shooting galleries popped.
· A few neon signs are beginning to appear on the larger buildings advertising the usual Western wares such as Levi jeans.· The other neon sign which surmounted the Parliament building, a huge red star, has recently been removed.· The hotel neon sign lights up our faces.· Alix was out front of the premises poking a flickering neon sign with a length of plastic tubing.· A million neon signs push the delicacy of the pink twilight into a dull haze.· Perhaps she'd find a flashing neon sign to stick in the parson's nose.· The neon sign made little clicks as it changed colour.· She might just as well have stuck a neon sign on her head, inviting him to make love to her.
the neon lights of Las Vegas A neon sign flashed on and off above the door.