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FLASHLIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
Synonyms:
flashlight; torch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flashlight" is a kind of...):
electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)
Meronyms (parts of "flashlight"):
flashlight battery (a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flashlight"):
penlight (a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen)