lights

[lahyts]

plural noun

1. the lungs, especially of sheep, pigs, etc.

lights

¹

/ laɪts /

plural noun

1. a person's ideas, knowledge, or understanding

   he did it according to his lights

lights

²

/ laɪts /

plural noun

1. the lungs, esp of sheep, bullocks, and pigs, used for feeding pets and occasionally in human food

Word History and Origins

Origin of lights¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English lihte, lightes, noun use of liht light ²; lung

Word History and Origins

Origin of lights¹

C13: plural noun use of _light ², referring to the light weight of the lungs

Example Sentences

You go out, you feel free to be somebody else when the lights are down low.

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A green banner outside declares, “Now Open Amigos!” but on a recent day, the doors were locked and the lights were out.

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How did the shabby offices of the late 1700s, with their dim lights, coal-burning fireplaces and quill pens, evolve into the sleek, high-tech work environments that we know today?

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More recently, carmakers have struggled to secure chips after China blocked the export of semiconductors made by a firm called Nexperia that are used in car lights and electronics.

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The sky above Bradford lights up during the city's UK City of Culture celebrations, as hundreds of drones recreate the David Hockney's most famous paintings.

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