Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 15 compound words that contain lantern. The most common are listed below. Open lantern in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- Chinese lanternA paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs; some float in the air like hot-air balloons, and some float on water.
- Lantern FestivalA festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).
- sky lanternAn ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
- magic lanternAn early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
- dark lanternA lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.
- Aristotle's lanternThe five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
- jack-o'-lanternA 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.
- lantern slideA slide projected by a magic lantern, an early slide projector.
- lantern roofA roof that allows natural light through.
- lantern towerA tower with a series of openings, built over the junction of the nave and transept of a cruciform church.
- idiot's lanternA television set.
- fairy lanternThismia rodwayi, a non-chlorophyllous plant of the family Burmanniaceae with a reddish-orange flower, found in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
- grave lanternA lantern serving the same purpose as a grave candle.
- hobby lanternA will o' the wisp.
- hurricane lanternSynonym of hurricane lamp: A kerosene lantern.
- Japanese lanternbladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
- lantern fishAlternative form of lanternfish: Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
- lantern fliesplural of lantern fly: Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.
- lantern flyAlternative form of lanternfly: Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.
- lantern gearA gear with cylindrical teeth parallel to the axis of rotation.
- lantern jawA long, thin jaw.
- lantern sharkAlternative form of lanternshark: Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
- lantern sharksplural of lantern shark: Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
- lantern shieldA small shield combined with a lantern, used during the Italian Renaissance, especially for night-time duels.
- lantern sleeveA full, gathered sleeve where the top part is plain and the cuff balloons out halfway between wrist and elbow.
Compound words 15
- lanternfishAny of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
- lanternflyAny of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.
- lanternlikeResembling or characteristic of a lantern.
- lanternistThe operator of a magic lantern.
- lanternlessWithout a lantern.
- lanternsharkAny dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
- lanternlightThe light of a lantern.
- lanternmanThe (male) operator of a magic lantern.
- lanternbellyAny fish of the family Acropomatidae.
- lanternfishesplural of lanternfish: Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.