Definition of FLASHLIGHT

flashlight

Plural: flashlights

Noun

  • a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
  • A battery-powered hand-held light source.
  • A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
  • A photograph taken with a flash camera.

Verb

  • To illuminate with a flashlight.

Origin / Etymology

From flash + light.

Synonyms

torch

Scrabble Score: 20

flashlight: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flashlight: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flashlight: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

flashlight: valid Words With Friends Word