flashlight
English
/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
- A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
Etymology
Compound from English flash + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- aflash English
- alight English
- anti-flash English
- antiflash English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- autoflash English
- backflash English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- double flash English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flash English
- flash grenade English
- flash-ball English
- flash-bang English
- flashable English
- flashback English
- flashbar English
- flashbulb English
- flashcard English
- flashcrowd English
- flashcube English
- flasher English
- flashfic English
- flashfire English
- flashgun English
- flashlamp English
- flashless English
- flashlet English
- flashline English
- flashman English
- flashmob English
- flashness English
- flashover English
- flashpoint English
- flashpot English
- flashtube English
- flashy English
- flipflash English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- gunflash English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- mitoflash English
- moonlight English
- multiflash English
- multilight English
- newsflash English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- outflash English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- photoflash English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- preflash English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- radioflash English
- reflash English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sideflash English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- synchroflash English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderflash English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- upflash English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- flash French
- light French
- флешка Russian
- flash Spanish, Castilian
- light Spanish, Castilian
- フラッシュ Japanese
- flasshen Middle English
- light Middle English
- flass Icelandic
- plas Cebuano
- plaslayt Cebuano
- פלאש Hebrew (modern)
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- light
- flash
- flashy
- aflash
- alight
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- lightly
- flasher
- reflash
- upflash
- lighter
- enlight
- nonlight
- flashfic
- outflash
- lighting
- gaslight
- mislight
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- flashman
- lightray
- preflash
- flashbar
- lighteth
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- gunflash
- arclight
- warlight
- flashlet
- penlight
- lowlight
- lightish
- flashmob
- twilight
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- flashgun
- flashpot
- icelight
- bedlight
- flashlamp
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- flipflash
- autoflash
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- flashness
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- flashline
- lightfast
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- spotlight
- glowlight
- antiflash
- newsflash
- lighthead
- lightship
- flashless
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- lightwork
- flashcube
- jacklight
- flashbulb
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- backflash
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- deadlight
- portlight
- flashtube
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- flashable
- stoplight
- lightmans
- moonlight
- antilight
- mitoflash
- flashfire
- top light
- dusklight
- noonlight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- flashcard
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- flashover
- sideflash
- lightskin
- flashback
- photoflash
- floodlight
- lightshift
- multiflash
- crosslight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- radioflash
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flash-ball
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- flashcrowd
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- flashpoint
- flash-bang
- anti-flash
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- light-tight
- candlelight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- synchroflash
- double flash
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- thunderflash
- feather-light
- light-bearing
- flash grenade
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light