Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small, dim light left on all night.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An artificial light intended to be kept burning all night.
- n. Specifically— A short thick candle with a wick small in proportion and arranged so as to give a small flame for many hours.
- n. A short wick attached to a float which rests on the surface of oil in a vessel.
- n. A phosphorescent marine infusorian, Noctiluca miliaris.
WordNet 3.0
- n. light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)
Examples
“In the night-light he made out a dark object in the midst of the grass and brought his gun to bear upon it.”
“Given my troubled relationship with the dark, I needed not one night-light to fall asleep, but three.”
“He was already asleep, the night-light casting a pale glow on his face, creating a deceptively peaceful portrait of a child.”
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“With no moonlight and just a pale triangle cast by the hall night-light, I could see only his silhouette and the rectangular shape of the piano.”
Simon & Schuster: Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
“A small night-light, plugged into the wall outside the third-floor bathroom, provided the only light in the hall.”
Simon & Schuster: Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
“At last I closed the closet door, leaving a narrow strip of light shining, in case he wanted to check it again, then I turned on a soft night-light by his bed.”
Simon & Schuster: Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
“A night-light comes in handy because blackout drapes mean the cabin will be pitch dark.”
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“Drawing its inspiration from the sense of claustrophobia that one can sometimes feel in the pitch dark, it tells the story of a little girl who wakes up to find her night-light missing.”
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“After feeling her way around for a while, she eventually wakes up her parents but they struggle to find the night-light too.”
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“Throwing my spare velvet on the ground, I jump and grab at the apples my adjusting eyes can decipher in the night-light.”
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