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Meaning of "house lights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE LIGHTS

house lights play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE LIGHTS

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House lights is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSE LIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stage lighting instrument

Stage lighting instruments are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, concerts, and other performances taking place in live performance venues. They are also used to light television studios and sound stages. Many stagecraft terms vary between the United States and the United Kingdom. In the USA, lighting fixtures are often called "instruments" or "units". In the UK, they are called "lanterns" or "luminaires". This article mainly uses terms common to the USA.

Definition of house lights in the English dictionary

The definition of house lights in the dictionary is the lights in the auditorium of a theatre, cinema, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSE LIGHTS

house call
house church
house doctor
house factor
house finch
house group
house guest
house hunter
house journal
house league
house manager
house martin
house moth
house mouse
House music
house number
House of Assembly
house of cards
House of Commons
house of correction

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSE LIGHTS

animal rights
Bill of Rights
bragging rights
bright lights
brights
civil rights
hazard warning lights
heights
highlights
human rights
knights
lights
nights
northern lights
rights
sights
the bright lights
thoughts
tights
traffic lights
voting rights

Synonyms and antonyms of house lights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «house lights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSE LIGHTS

Find out the translation of house lights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of house lights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «house lights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屋里的灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luces de la casa
570 millions of speakers

English

house lights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर रोशनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أضواء المنزل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огни дома
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luzes da casa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘর লাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lumières de la maison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lampu rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haus -Leuchten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家の照明
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집 조명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu omah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèn nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீடு விளக்குகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घर दिवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ev lambaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luci di casa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światła dom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогні будинку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumini de casa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φώτα του σπιτιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huis ligte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huset ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hus lysene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of house lights

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE LIGHTS»

The term «house lights» is regularly used and occupies the 76.385 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE LIGHTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about house lights

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE LIGHTS»

Discover the use of house lights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to house lights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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House Lights: A Novel
HOUSE LIGHTS Leah Hager Cohen READING GROUP GUIDE LEAH HAGER COHEN ON HER NOVEL HOUSE LIGHTS This book, like each of my novels, began with a scene, or more of a snapshot, really, that came into my head and would ...
Leah Hager Cohen, 2008
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Easy X10 Projects for Creating a Smart Home
Use on your keychain or in the glove box of j a small screwdriver to turn the house code your car to turn on house lights when you dial to the code you want, then slide the get home after dark. unit code switch to the desired range. letter for your ...
‎2005
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Report of the Officers Constituting the Light-house Board: ...
Convened Under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, to Inquire Into the Condition of the Light-house Establishment of the United States, Under the Act of March 3, 1851 United States. Light-House Board. favor of the English ...
United States. Light-House Board, 1852
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Annual Report of the Light-House Board of the United States ...
1 Q. How often do the best quality parabolic reflectors in use in the Trinity' House lights require renewing'? A. Not for many years with care, say from twenty-1'ive to thirty. Q. How long do the best slide lamps and burners last with ordinary re'~ ...
United States. Light-House Board, 1852
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Instructions and Directions to Guide Light-house Keepers and ...
INSTRUCTIONS TO LIGHT-HOUSE KEEPERS. LIGHTING LAMPS. 1. The light. house lamps shall be lighted and the lights exhibited for the benefit of mariners punctually at sunset, daily. 2. Light.house lights are to be kept burning brightly, free ...
United States. Light-House Board, 1870
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Compilation of public documents and extracts from reports ...
The Trinity House lights have nearly fifty per cent, more lamps per light than the United States, with about the same difference in cost per annum. 13. The expense of inspection, local superintendence, &c, must also be deducted from the ...
United States. Bureau of Light-Houses, 1871
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Reading the Material Theatre
It seems perverse, then, to read it as pastoral and elegaic, as Elinor Fuchs does in an essay that anticipates the Group's turn to Gertrude Stein in House/Lights, first developed in the company's 1996-97 season.2 But a reading of House / Lights ...
Ric Knowles, 2004
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Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety ...
HOUSE CURTAIN See Front Traveler HOUSE LIGHTS House lights lit the auditorium in which the audience was seated. “House lights down” signaled the electrician to dim the house lights for the start of the show. “House at half” meant that ...
Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, 2004
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Stages: A Theatre Piece in One Act
[As the audience enters, no stage lights are on, but the set can be vaguely seen by the spill from the house lights. The act curtain is open. When it is time for the play to begin, house lights come down and no other lights replace them.
Jerome McDonough, 1979
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The House on Orchard Street
Then Mom turned out all the house lights and had Dad turn on the tree lights. Everyone was amazed by the wonder of it all. It was an absolutely beautiful tree, and Mom and Dad shared a short hug and a long kiss as they gazed at it with ...
George Simonis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE LIGHTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term house lights is used in the context of the following news items.
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How do you put together the Proms? - BBC News
So as the house lights go down for the season's opening concert, and the opening bars of Nielsen's Maskarade fill the room, it will be the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Review: J. Cole delivers ambitious show at Shoreline
So, the North Carolina rapper called for the house lights to be turned up, which fully revealed the massive capacity crowd of 22,000 fans. «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
3
Metal icons Mötley Crüe make Anchorage stop on final tour
“When the house lights go out, it's f------ on. As the years go on, you get a little smarter about the road. You're partying like a f------ mad man. «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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Riding the Coat Tails of Girlfriend | cleveland.com
After "Sick of Myself", the house lights went on and it was over. The packed house exited from the room and caught a glimpse of Millsap ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Patti LuPone takes the spotlight with phone outburst
When house lights go down on the Great White Way, it means the bright white lights from our phones should as well. Patti LuPone, in her most ... «Central Florida Future, Jul 15»
6
A Restaging of 'Oklahoma!' Thrusts the Audience into the Action
The audience is incriminated along with the community for this ugly act of groupthink by house lights which are rarely lowered. We the ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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It's WWII all over again at Sully Historic Site -- FairfaxTimes.com
Most windows were covered with dark-colored curtains, called black-out curtains, to conceal house lights. “Residents who did not comply were ... «Fairfaxtimes.com, Jul 15»
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AMC offering 'calmer' movie experience for kids with autism - Tri …
In partnership with the Autism Society, the west-side theatre is showing 'sensory-friendly films'. They keep the house lights on, keep the sound ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Jul 15»
9
Capturing your life's moments in video – Workshop at Olds …
Sunlight, stage lights, house lights and even candle-light can all be used to get incredible images. Learn how to manage light and illumination ... «BRASSmedia Canada, Jul 15»
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Fanboys Hit the Shows: Taylor Swift, Def Leppard, 'Weird Al …
Finally, the house lights dimmed. It was time to travel back to 1989, when I was 34. I settled back in my seat as the curtain fell, a New York ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»

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