glowstick
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- noun
- /ˈɡloʊˌstɪk/
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glowstick
- The party was filled with colorful glowsticks that lit up the dance floor.
Examples
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In the middle of a game of Frisbee in the dark, my friend Taylor came up with the bright idea to put glowsticks on the Frisbee.
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We were at a house where everybody had red glowsticks.
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We had the blue glowsticks.
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That box of red glowsticks is unopened.
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You want a glowstick?
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A pair of siblings, wearing glowstick crowns, fought each other with glow-in-the-dark swords.
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Aiyah Shahin, 5, holds a glowstick in her hand as her mother, Catherine Burke-Shahin, looks on at the "Shine a Light on Lung Cancer" vigil.
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At the concert, everyone waved their bright glowsticks in time with the music.
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She handed out glowsticks to the children for the night-time parade.
Synonyms
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A stick with a burning end used to give light
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A small plastic stick that glows when you bend it, used at concerts or emergencies
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A small light you hold that uses batteries
A small lamp that uses batteries and gives light you can carry
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Etymology
Glowstick comes from the simple parts glow ('shine softly') and stick ('a small thin piece of wood or plastic'), so it is literally a 'stick' that 'glows'. You make a glowstick light by cracking or bending it to mix the liquids inside, so it gives quick, temporary light at parties and other events.