flashlights

noun

plural of flashlight
as in candles

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashlights
  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
  • Keep an eye out for items like handmade wood and metal crafts, traditional Iznik ceramics, colored glass lanterns, fresh spices, and jewelry.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Underneath a giant tent with rows of colorful lanterns, crowds of hungry visitors flocked Saturday to stalls dishing out plates of teriyaki chicken, karaage and okonomiyaki pancakes.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 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
  • 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
  • Nautical North, Cheboygan, Michigan (Lake Huron) Nautical North’s Shipwreck Tour threads past four lighthouses and three wrecks on the Cheboygan River, with a snorkeling add-on and sunset cruises that light the wrecks up after dark.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

flashlight
flashlights
flash point
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Flashlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashlights. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on flashlights

Nglish: Translation of flashlights for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of zeugma

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All