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PENLIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does penlight mean? 

PENLIGHT (noun)
  The noun PENLIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a small flashlight resembling a fountain penplay

  Familiarity information: PENLIGHT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PENLIGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small flashlight resembling a fountain pen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("penlight" is a kind of...):

flashlight; torch (a small portable battery-powered electric lamp)


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