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单词 lights
释义

lights

1 of 2

plural of light entry 1

present tense third-person singular of light entry 3, light entry 6

lights

2 of 2

plural noun

ˈlīts How to pronounce lights (audio)
: the lungs especially of a slaughtered animal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Plural noun
Flooded with red lights, the grand second floor transformed into a midnight cabaret. Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 At sunset from atop Haystack Butte, the desert floor below shimmers with a thousand lights. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Orlando guests also have the option of daytime Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tours, which explore haunted houses with the lights on and no scare actors, starting at $79.99. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Last night, the first runway of New York Fashion Week appeared in front of Ulysses S. Grant’s final resting place, a domed mausoleum illuminated with pink lights on West 122th street in Morningside Heights. Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 According to the Indiana State Police, Parent was seated in his patrol car with emergency lights activated when his fully marked Dodge Charger police car was struck by a black, 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Decorate your front yard with this five-foot inflatable snowman, complete with three rotating colorful LED lights inside. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 The drive-thru light show with over a million lights and more than 250 light displays has been a winter tradition in Cincinnati for the last 31 years, as well as the accompanying 5K for 12 years. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 Casinos dazzle you with flashing lights, high-stakes tables, and the chance to win millions of dollars. Andrew Wickline, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

Middle English lightes, from light light in weight

First Known Use

Plural Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

lights 1 of 3

noun

plural of light
1
as in glows
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible he read poetry to her by the light of the moon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glows
  • illuminations
  • glares
  • gleams
  • sunlights
  • beams
  • glints
  • shines
  • flashes
  • twinkles
  • blazes
  • fluorescences
  • sparkles
  • flares
  • luminescences
  • glimmers
  • radiances
  • rays
  • moonlights
  • shimmers
  • reflections
  • incandescences
  • scintillations
  • daylights
  • haloes
  • glitters
  • sunshines
  • halos
  • sunbeams
  • auroras
  • aureoles
  • lusters
  • streams
  • shafts
  • streaks
  • aurorae
  • sheens
  • polishes
  • glistens
  • afterglows
  • lustres
  • glosses
  • aureolae

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shadows
  • darks
  • nights
  • glooms
  • dusks
2
as in lamps
something that provides illumination turn off the light when you go to bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lamps
  • candles
  • lightings
  • headlights
  • flashlights
  • beacons
  • illuminants
  • lanterns
  • streetlights
  • chandeliers
  • floodlights
  • spotlights
  • electrics
  • gaslights
  • candelabra
  • lighthouses
  • candelabras
  • sconces
  • flashbulbs
  • light bulbs
  • arc lamps
  • fluorescent lamps
  • flashes
  • flares
  • sun lamps
  • incandescent lamps
  • klieg lights
  • girandoles
  • arc lights
  • flashcubes
  • dark lanterns
  • candelabrums
  • gasoliers
  • kleig lights
3
as in stars
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a leading light in the acting profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stars
  • celebrities
  • personalities
  • figures
  • luminaries
  • dignitaries
  • names
  • superstars
  • heroes
  • notorieties
  • notabilities
  • notables
  • celebs
  • personages
  • icons
  • causes célèbres
  • somebodies
  • standouts
  • ikons
  • megastars
  • idols
  • causes celebres
  • VIPs
  • pillars
  • favorites
  • monuments
  • big shots
  • heartthrobs
  • worthies
  • eminences
  • immortals
  • magnates
  • bigwigs
  • moguls
  • demigods
  • nabobs
  • barons
  • panjandra
  • panjandrums
  • kahunas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nobodies
  • lightweights
  • noncelebrities
  • mediocrities
  • has-beens
4
as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sunrises
  • daylights
  • dawns
  • auroras
  • morns
  • days
  • daybreaks
  • mornings
  • suns
  • aurorae
  • sunups
  • cockcrows
  • daytimes
  • forenoons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sunsets
  • darks
  • sundowns
  • nights
  • nightfalls
  • midnights
  • nighttimes
  • afternoons
  • evenings
  • dusks
  • twilights
  • eventides
  • gloamings
  • middays
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lights

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of light
1
as in torches
to set (something) on fire we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • torches
  • burns
  • fires
  • ignites
  • scorches
  • illumines
  • kindles
  • illuminates
  • enkindles
  • enflames
  • inflames
  • bakes
  • cooks
  • deflagrates
  • immolates
  • ashes
  • brightens
  • frizzles
  • kilns
  • broils
  • sets off
  • relights
  • chars
  • lightens
  • sears
  • irradiates
  • banks
  • cremates
  • scathes
  • incinerates
  • radiates
  • stokes
  • rekindles
  • scalds
  • reignites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extinguishes
  • quenches
  • douses
  • snuffs (out)
  • chokes
  • stamps (out)
  • dims
  • smothers
  • puts out
  • suffocates
  • dowses
  • obscures
  • darkens
  • dulls
  • blackens
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2
as in illumines
to supply with light the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • illumines
  • illuminates
  • beacons
  • illumes
  • brightens
  • floodlights
  • lightens
  • beams
  • irradiates
  • bathes
  • glows
  • spotlights
  • shines
  • emblazes
  • highlights
  • haloes
  • blinds
  • gleams
  • glistens
  • flames
  • radiates
  • glitters
  • glares
  • blazes
  • dazzles
  • ignites
  • kindles
  • enhaloes
  • beats (down)
  • fires
  • dazes
  • incinerates
  • burns
  • bedazzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dims
  • darkens
  • blackens
  • obscures
  • obfuscates
  • dulls
  • covers
  • shrouds
  • veils
  • extinguishes
  • douses
  • snuffs (out)
  • quenches
  • puts out
  • dowses
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lights

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of light
1
as in perches
to come to rest after descending from the air the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • perches
  • lands
  • alights
  • roosts
  • touches down
  • belly-lands
  • settles
  • crash-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • planes
  • wings
  • rises
  • floats
  • climbs
  • takes off
  • ascends
  • arises
  • blasts off
  • flies
  • glides
  • hangs
  • hovers
  • soars
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2
as in descends
to come down from something (as a vehicle) he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • descends
  • dismounts
  • alights
  • disembarks
  • gets down
  • detrains
  • deplanes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boards
  • mounts
  • embarks
  • gets in
  • climbs (aboard)
  • entrains
  • emplanes
  • enplanes
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