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lights

American  
[lahyts] / laɪts /

plural noun

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

lights 1 British  
/ laɪts /

plural noun

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

    he did it according to his lights
"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
lights 2 British  
/ laɪts /

plural noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of lights

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

Example Sentences

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Yet it retains a hippie vibe, with no stop lights and bumper stickers bearing slogans like “Crazy is still better than corporate.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Dark-sky friendly bulbs, turning lights off when not needed, and closing the curtains at night.

From BBC

The players certainly need no added motivation to get up for such occasions under the lights.

From BBC

The National Mining Association has pointed to those events and said access to coal-fired generation has helped keep the lights on and prevent greater spikes in customer bills.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the first night of his first headline tour in Birmingham on Wednesday, it was literally up in lights above the stage throughout the show.

From BBC

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