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Definitions for lights
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Wiktionary
lightsnoun
A butcher's term for the lungs of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lightsnoun
The lungs; the organs of breathing.
Etymology: supposed to be called so from their lightness in proportion to their bulk.
The complaint was chiefly from the lights, a part as of no quick sense, so no seat for any sharp disease. John Hayward.
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lights
Lights refer to a source of illumination that produces visible radiance, allowing objects and surroundings to be seen. They can be generated through various means, such as electric bulbs, candles, or natural sources like the sun or fire. Lights play a crucial role in enabling vision and creating a pleasant and functional environment in both indoor and outdoor settings.
Webster Dictionary
Lights
the lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being
Etymology: [So called from their lightness.]
Wikidata
Lights
Lights is the debut studio album by the English alternative rock band Brigade. It was produced by Joe Gibb and released on 29 May 2006 through independent label Mighty Atom Records.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
lights
In men-of-war, all the seamen's lights are extinguished by 8 P.M., the officers' at 10, unless the commanding officer gives his permission, through the master-at-arms, for a longer time, as occasion may require.
Editors Contribution
lights
Plural form of the word light.
We use the lights at the house when we are there.
Submitted by MaryC on November 22, 2015
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Song lyrics by lights -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lights on the Lyrics.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LIGHTS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lights is ranked #147253 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lights surname appeared 112 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lights.
86.6% or 97 total occurrences were Black.
7.1% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lights' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2454
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lights' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1260
Anagrams for lights »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lights in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lights in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of lights in a Sentence
The Depression came on and there was no more tax revenue for the federal government, people were saying, 'Where are we going to get the money to keep the lights on?' The primary tax revenue before Prohibition was alcohol.
Not a hint, not a mention of any impending doom or mayday situation, i did think,' gee that's a lot of flashing lights out there' when we landed, but no more than the flashing lights from emergency vehicles I'd seen in Denver and Washington during this trip -- where there was absolutely nothing happening.
The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.
Oh, it was awful, one wall was purple, one was yellow and one was teal green. But it kind of made Lucky’s a unique shop, one that was fun to go to, rather than getting beaten down on by fluorescent lights.
I don’t think that ‘Night at the Museum’ was an accurate depiction of what happens when the lights go down at the Museum of Natural History, but it still could get people excited about history, i hope ‘San Andreas’ will be a good popcorn thriller that awakens people about the importance of getting prepared for the big quake that is long overdue to happen.
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- أ� واءArabic
- světlaCzech
- lysDanish
- BeleuchtungGerman
- φώταGreek
- lumojEsperanto
- lucesSpanish
- چراغ هاPersian
- valotFinnish
- lumièresFrench
- soilseIrish
- दीपकHindi
- LámpákHungarian
- լույսերըArmenian
- lampuIndonesian
- semaforoItalian
- ライトJapanese
- 등Korean
- luminariaLatin
- lichtenDutch
- lysNorwegian
- światłaPolish
- luzesPortuguese
- luminiRomanian
- огниRussian
- lamporSwedish
- விளக்குகள்Tamil
- లైట్లుTelugu
- ışıklarTurkish
- вогніUkrainian
- لائٹسUrdu
- đènVietnamese
- לייץYiddish
- 灯Chinese
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