Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See aurora borealis.
Wiktionary
- n. The aurora of the northern hemisphere.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
- adj. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the aurora of the northern hemisphere
Examples
“The northern lights flame in the sky, and the sun-dogs dance, and the air is filled with frost-dust.”
“There were no tapers to be seen, but northern lights shot up into the dark blue sky, and just over the fir-tree shone a bright, bright star.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘northern lights’.
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color (multi)
tiara's color lists rebuilt :)
( visual, colors, multi, descriptive, randomness )pastel, rainbow, gemstone, crystals, ore, minerals, elements, neon, northern lights, fur, sunset, sunrise and 98 more...
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mother nature
interesting acts of nature
( randomness, visual, setting, environment )firefly squid dro..., tornado, circumhorizontal arc, rainbow, waterfall, murmuration, hail, snow, glacier, volcano, giant redwoods, northern lights and 31 more...
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Canadianisms
Canuck, timbit, Timbit, inukshuk, Canadianism, spiked, hyderize, canuckistan, Canuckistan, hoser, double double, Triumf and 364 more...
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Pluralia Tantum
Nouns that are common in plural form but are non-existent or rarely used in singular form.
scissors, thanks, clothes, remains, tights, trousers, pants, news, billiards, means, mathematics, physics and 221 more...
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My Little Ponies 3
A list of My Little Pony names from the G3 collection. 2003-present
wysteria, rainbow dash, sweetberry, sunny daze, kimono, minty, pinkie pie, sparkleworks, star swirl, autumn skye, butterscotch, moondancer and 361 more...
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Alaska
Names of places, animals, plants, people, etc. found in and around Alaska.
grizzly, coho, roe, koyukon, chinook, sockeye, king salmon, chum, dog salmon, kipper, kelt, baggit and 221 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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Foxtrot's list
afternoon delight, almost unreal, full of spark, dazzle n daze, alarming stride, rushing tide, double dagger, in the nude, constant pressure, widow maker, bourbon on the rocks, air fare holme and 311 more...
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book titles unexpurgated
I'm interested in the particular words that are changed when (mostly children's) books are published for the American market. What are the publishers saying about these words or concepts? More impo...
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Benandanti
All things Light
aureole, aura, aurora borealis, aglow, lucent, lambent, radiant, bright, burn, fire, solstice, brazier and 94 more...
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(Medical) Marijuana Strains
Names of various "medicinal" Cannabis strains, harvested from various sources.
grape ape, grape wreck, trainwreck, black domina, sweet wreck, cal-p, jack herer, purple princess, northern lights #5, amnesia haze, c5 haze, cambodian haze and 685 more...
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words that make me happy
christmas, kate, glitter, sparkle, ice, icicle, snow, polar, aurora borealis, northern lights, skylight, fairy lights and 71 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (N)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
n'er do well, nana, narwhal, nasturtium, nativity, naught, nebulous, nectar, nest, nexus, nightfall, nightgown and 34 more...
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Light
words about light
lucent, lambent, glimmering, aglow, pearly, shimmery, scintillation, flouresce, starshine, halogen, mercury vapor, sodium vapor and 28 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for northern lights.

hernesheir A strain of medical marijuana. Jan 15, 2010
vanishedone Here's your answer: bridgetothestars.net/index.php?p=FAQ#4 Mar 12, 2008
frindley But why? My theory is that the publishers thought a title that referred, albeit inaccurately, to the all-important alethiometer would appeal to gadget-obsessed youth.
Too far fetched? It's as good a reason as any other. What was wrong with his original title anyway? Mar 12, 2008
frindley Philip Pullman: Northern Lights
Published in the US as The Golden Compass (also the name of the movie in the US and other English-speaking countries) Mar 12, 2008