lights out
Camp curfew call
Lights out is a signal or command to turn off lights and go to sleep, especially in institutions like military barracks, summer camps, or dormitories: Lights out is at ten o'clock.
The phrase also means the end of consciousness or activity—a knockout punch delivers lights out, and death is the final lights out.
Designated hour for retiring
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- curfewMandated return time
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- restCessation of activity
doze · snooze · nap · dreamland · siesta · drowsiness · pajamas · pillow
Complete power loss
- pitch-blackCompletely without light
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- unlitNot burning or glowing
- lightlessHaving no brightness
shadow · gloom · darkness · moonless · switch off · nightfall · obscurity · shrouded
Loss of electrical service
- blackoutComplete power loss
- power failureLoss of electrical service
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- fuseProtective melting wire
grid · generator · brownout · surge · disconnect · cut-off · overload · electrical
Concluding part of performance
- game overFinal failure message
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
last call · closing time · shutdown · end of day · curtains · finished · done · over
bedtime
Designated hour for retiring
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- curfewMandated return time
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
rest · doze · snooze · nap · dreamland · siesta · drowsiness · pajamas · pillow · blanket
blackout
Complete power loss
- pitch-blackCompletely without light
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- unlitNot burning or glowing
lightless · shadow · gloom · darkness · moonless · switch off · nightfall · obscurity · shrouded · blindness
outage
Loss of electrical service
- blackoutComplete power loss
- power failureLoss of electrical service
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
fuse · grid · generator · brownout · surge · disconnect · cut-off · overload · electrical · trip
finale
Concluding part of performance
- game overFinal failure message
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
closure · last call · closing time · shutdown · end of day · curtains · finished · done · over · wrap-up
unconscious
Not awake or aware
boxing · down for the count · floored · TKO · ring · referee · canvas · stunned · dazed · concussion
- Dorm Lifedormitory, dorm, dorm room, roommate, bunk beds
- surprise partiesguest of honor, secrecy, shushing, shock, surprise entrance
- death idiomsdead end, dead serious, dead wrong, dead tired, dead weight
- prison slangshank, shiv, yard, cellie, commissary
- juvenile detentionjuvenile hall, juvenile facility, juvie, reform school, detention center
- prison disciplinesolitary confinement, the hole, loss of privileges, lockdown, punishment cell
lights outreveille
Military dawn summons
wake-up call · first call · rise and shine · roll call · assembly
lights outlit up
Made bright or elated
illuminated · bright · switched on · powered up · floodlit
lights outwide awake
Totally alert and attentive
rise and shine · coming to · waking up · up and at 'em · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
light, out, delight, lit, highlight, twilight, spotlight, daylight, lighting