flashlights

noun

plural of flashlight
as in candles

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  1. candles
  2. lanterns
  3. headlights
  4. spotlights
  5. lighthouses
  6. light bulbs
  7. chandeliers
  8. lamps
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of candles
Noun
  • Layer lighting by placing lanterns with different heights and shapes throughout the room.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Wood burning stoves, Coleman lanterns, campfires and starry skies.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lanterns
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of headlights
Noun
  • And as a guy in power armor, Iron Man straddles the line of being a mecha, but his Marvel Tokon design spotlights Gundam and Tekkaman influences.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spotlights
Noun
  • Here are six of my favorite Michigan lighthouses and some suggestions for planning your own expedition.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Be sure to rent a bike in town and ride out to North Light, one of the island’s historic lighthouses.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighthouses
Noun
  • Villasana notes that smart light bulbs, specifically, were her favorite dorm room purchase.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 27 July 2026
  • Standard light bulbs are roughly 4 inches tall and 2 ⅜ inches in diameter, but some flame light bulbs may measure six inches or more in height.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of light bulbs
Noun
  • The Pantages’ main lobby has a high ceiling, chandeliers and wide staircases leading to upper levels and small gathering places.
    — David Allen, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Pfister Hotel, with its grand lobby of vaulted ceilings and chandeliers, is one of the grandest places to spend the night in the city, with 307 rooms.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chandeliers
Noun
  • The report states Hackett faces charges of improper display of tags, a restriction on vehicle lamps, no seat belt, purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor and refusal to submit to arrest.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, the software issue could cause the signal lamps, hazard lamp function and certain warning buzzers to become inoperable.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of lamps
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