flashlight
flashlight
Definition
flash·light (flas̸h′līt′)
noun
- ☆ a portable electric light, usually operated by batteries
- a light that shines in flashes, used for signaling, as in lighthouses, airplane beacons, etc. in nautical usage, usually flashing light
- a brief, dazzling light for taking photographs at night or indoors
flashlight
Synonyms
flashlight
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- shine: Later, Scully shines the flashlight in Mulder's face.
- carry: Always carry a flashlight, even during the daytime.
- hold: The only lights available, either on the pier or in the post boat, were hand held flashlights.
- bring: For night visits of the canopy walkway at Kakum, you should bring a powerful flashlight.
- use: Using the flashlight to simulate the light of the sun, shine the light upon the globe.
- get: He left his car's roof rack of blue and red lights running, got a flashlight and got out to inspect the body.
Noun used with modifier
- led: The powerful dual beam LED flashlight has an optional strobe feature to allow you to signal to others.
- intensity: It provides excellent lighting for the purpose by using a high intensity flashlight bulb.
- camera: But this looks worse under the camera flashlight, and is really not very noticeable.
Adjective modifier
- small: The only light he has comes from his small flashlight.
- large: They are dressed lightly and casually for the warm summer evening and the young scientist carries a large flashlight, still unlit.
- powerful: The powerful dual beam LED flashlight has an optional strobe feature to allow you to signal to others.
- low: The Extreme 360 KRILL lamp, is a perfect low intensity flashlight and safety marker.
- rechargeable: Manufacturing from small rechargeable flashlights and torches to very powerful searchlights and floodlights.
- led: A site devoted to testing & reviews of LEDs & LED flashlights in all common chemistries.
Modifies a noun
- beam: He gets rattled and the flashlight beam catches Joe, here.
- fish: In the caves there are schools of glass sweeper fish and flashlight fish can sometimes be found on night dives.
- bulb: It provides excellent lighting for the purpose by using a high intensity flashlight bulb.
- battery: The chemical reactions going on inside a car battery or flashlight battery enable those batteries to make electricity.
Preposition: in
- hand: Here we are, middle of the night, under the coach with flashlight in hand, making mother cat noises.
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