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Definitions for lights
laɪtslights
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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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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.
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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
This idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.
We had to put some lights up to make it a little brighter and cheery in here. It makes it easier to work, otherwise you cry.
Being away from the city lights, you're truly out under the stars.
You can turn out the lights in Pyongyang, and they could turn out the lights in New York. Who loses more? There’s no way for us to win a trade, so (with) cyber (and) military largely off the table, (that) leaves you with public diplomacy and law enforcement. I know that’s not satisfying, but that’s the way it is.
If the house is flooded, you actually need to try to turn the main breaker off if power is still in the house, we’ve actually seen on the news where people sit in water with lights on; they’re just fortunate that either the breakers tripped on those outlets, or they’re just sitting ducks about to be electrocuted.
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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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