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jack-o'-lantern
UK /ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/ US /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.təɹn/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
big
VERB + JACK-O'-LANTERN
put
JACK-O'-LANTERN + NOUN
grin, window
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A will o' the wisp.
[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian
2
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.
He had a jocose jack-o'-lantern grin, big crooked nicotine-stained teeth, and a full droopy dark moustache and wiry whiskers hiding a weak chin. (attributive use)
3
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
- will-o'-the-wisp
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian
Wiktionary02
He had a jocose jack-o'-lantern grin, big crooked nicotine-stained teeth, and a full droopy dark moustache and wiry whiskers hiding a weak chin. (attributive use)
Wiktionary03
Tom put a Jack-o'-lantern in the window.
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