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plural nounthe lungs, especially of sheep, pigs, etc. Origin of lights1150–1200; Middle English lihte, lightes, noun use of lihtlight2; cf. lung Words nearby lightslightproof, light quantum, light-rail, light reaction, light reflex, lights, lightsaber, light-sensitive, lightship, light show, lightsome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lightsIn that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes. The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Instead of lights and gifts, this one is filled with broken promises and guilt. Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Friday Night Lights television show featured characters talking of “Texas forever.” Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST “All the lights were off,” the deliveryman recalled from his food order he brought over early on Friday. Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Congress struggles to keep the lights on, how could it deal with issues as complex as police brutality? Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The music, the lights, the haze of smoke and the scent of food were depressing. Sally Bishop|E. Temple Thurston In the distance suddenly the cypress trees became alive with huge flaring torches, which lit the garden like Bengal lights. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches|Maurice Baring The hall in which he found himself was of old panelled oak, with lights which came from very high above. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett After waiting till the lights were extinguished in the library, he entered the house, and obtained his money and clothing. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton Wine, lights, solitude in which to finish our game and a roaring good opportunity to sleep afterwards. Dark Hollow|Anna Katherine Green
British Dictionary definitions for lights (1 of 2)
pl na person's ideas, knowledge, or understandinghe did it according to his lights British Dictionary definitions for lights (2 of 2)
pl nthe lungs, esp of sheep, bullocks, and pigs, used for feeding pets and occasionally in human food Word Origin for lightsC13: plural noun use of light ², referring to the light weight of the lungs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lightsflash, glare, sun, radiation, window, lamp, ray, daylight, candle, bulb, glow, star, lantern, sunshine, information, aspect, ignite, shine, brighten, kindle |