Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The lights that illuminate the audience section of a concert hall, theater, or auditorium.
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- noun The lights that
illuminate theaudience section of anauditorium ortheatre . - noun Plural form of
houselight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
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Examples
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Everything shut down while the houselights went up, 911 was called, and we all waited for the ambulance to show up.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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After about 20 minutes, the NYFD appeared, did their thing, and wheeled her out in a wheelchair, with an oxygen mask, the houselights dimmed, and the actors took up again where they had left off.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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All attention snapped toward the stage, suddenly gone dark as the houselights dimmed.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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All attention snapped toward the stage, suddenly gone dark as the houselights dimmed.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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After about 20 minutes, the NYFD appeared, did their thing, and wheeled her out in a wheelchair, with an oxygen mask, the houselights dimmed, and the actors took up again where they had left off.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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The houselights come up and everyone's speed suddenly seems to increase now that they can see where they're going.
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But the dimming of the houselights nonetheless evoked screams of anticipation, and I can confidently state that there's no more receptive audience anywhere than kids who get to play hooky from school legally.
Broadway Grows Up Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Everything shut down while the houselights went up, 911 was called, and we all waited for the ambulance to show up.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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At most concerts these days, when the houselights go down, the tiny glowing screens go up.
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The moon drifted out of sight again behind the brim of his hat, and the glow of the stars lessened as the streetlights and houselights around them grew brighter.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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