Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, dim light left on all night.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An artificial light intended to be kept burning all night.
- noun Specifically— A short thick candle with a wick small in proportion and arranged so as to give a small flame for many hours.
- noun A short wick attached to a float which rests on the surface of oil in a vessel.
- noun A phosphorescent marine infusorian, Noctiluca miliaris.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)
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Examples
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A small night-light, plugged into the wall outside the third-floor bathroom, provided the only light in the hall.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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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.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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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.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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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.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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He was already asleep, the night-light casting a pale glow on his face, creating a deceptively peaceful portrait of a child.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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A small night-light, plugged into the wall outside the third-floor bathroom, provided the only light in the hall.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Given my troubled relationship with the dark, I needed not one night-light to fall asleep, but three.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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In the night-light he made out a dark object in the midst of the grass and brought his gun to bear upon it.
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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.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Given my troubled relationship with the dark, I needed not one night-light to fall asleep, but three.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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