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Antonyms for lighthouse
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : lahyt-hous |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs |
Definition of lighthouse
Origin :- 1620s, from light (n.) + house (n.).
- As in light : noun luminescence from sun or other source
- As in beacon : noun light used as signal, guide
- As in Very lights : noun warning lights
- As in watchtower : noun lookout
- It was just time for the lamp in the lighthouse to be lit, and Hetty was watching for it.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- The third keeper of the lighthouse is a quadruped called Tricky.
- Extract from : « The Monkey That Would Not Kill » by Henry Drummond
- He became a member of the Lighthouse Board in 1852 and was the head after 1871.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- "He's assistant keeper over to the lighthouse," explained Primmie.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- His first idea had been to visit the lighthouse, his next to walk to the village.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Then she remembered that Primmie had said he had gone toward the lighthouse.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "You don't look like a lighthouse keeper," continued the former.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Yes, yes, wadin' up in a lighthouse would be a pretty good joke.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- But the lighthouse subject was destined to be postponed for a few minutes.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- If you keep a lighthouse, the average lighthouse, you are glad to see anybody.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for lighthouse
- alarm
- alert
- aurora
- balefire
- barbican
- beacon
- beam
- blaze
- bonfire
- brightness
- brilliance
- brilliancy
- bulb
- candle
- coruscation
- dawn
- daybreak
- daylight
- daytime
- effulgence
- emanation
- flare
- flash
- fulgor
- glare
- gleam
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- glow
- guidepost
- heliograph
- illumination
- incandescence
- irradiation
- lambency
- lamp
- landmark
- lantern
- lighthouse
- lodestar
- luminosity
- luster
- mirador
- morn
- morning
- observatory
- pharos
- phosphorescence
- radar
- radiance
- radiation
- ray
- refulgence
- rocket
- scintillation
- sheen
- shine
- sign
- signal fire
- smoke signal
- sparkle
- splendor
- star
- stormy petrel
- sun
- sunbeam
- sunrise
- sunshine
- taper
- torch
- warning signal
- watchtower
- window
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