JACK-O'-LANTERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jack-o'-lantern mean? 

• JACK-O'-LANTERN (noun)
  The noun JACK-O'-LANTERN has 2 senses:

1. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

2. lantern carved from a pumpkin

  Familiarity information: JACK-O'-LANTERN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JACK-O'-LANTERN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

friar's lantern; ignis fatuus; jack-o'-lantern; will-o'-the-wisp

Hypernyms ("jack-o'-lantern" is a kind of...):

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lantern carved from a pumpkin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jack-o'-lantern" is a kind of...):

lantern (light in a transparent protective case)