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Meaning of "glowstick" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOWSTICK

glowstick  [ˈɡləʊˌstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOWSTICK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glowstick is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOWSTICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glowstick

Glow stick

A glow stick is a self-contained, short-term light-source. It consists of a translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances that, when combined, make light through chemiluminescence, so it does not require an external energy source. The light cannot be turned off, and can be used only once. Glow sticks are often used for recreation, but may also be relied upon for light during military, police, fire, or EMS operations.

Definition of glowstick in the English dictionary

The definition of glowstick in the dictionary is a plastic tube containing a luminescent material, waved or held aloft esp at gigs, raves, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLOWSTICK


broomstick
ˈbruːmˌstɪk
candlestick
ˈkændəlˌstɪk
chapstick
ˈtʃæpˌstɪk
crabstick
ˈkræbˌstɪk
dipstick
ˈdɪpˌstɪk
drumstick
ˈdrʌmˌstɪk
fiddlestick
ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk
flagstick
ˈflæɡˌstɪk
hexastich
ˈhɛksəˌstɪk
joystick
ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk
lipstick
ˈlɪpˌstɪk
matchstick
ˈmætʃˌstɪk
maulstick
ˈmɔːlˌstɪk
needlestick
ˈniːdəlˌstɪk
nightstick
ˈnaɪtˌstɪk
rickstick
ˈrɪkˌstɪk
slapstick
ˈslæpˌstɪk
taperstick
ˈteɪpərˌstɪk
tetrastich
ˈtɛtrəˌstɪk
yardstick
ˈjɑːdˌstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOWSTICK

glove factory
glove maker
glove puppet
glove shop
gloved
gloveless
glover
glow
glow discharge
glow lamp
glow plug
glow-worm
glower
glowering
gloweringly
glowfly
glowing
glowingly
gloxinia
gloze

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOWSTICK

bestick
big stick
breadstick
carrot and stick
chicken drumstick
cinnamon stick
control stick
gear stick
hockey stick
incense stick
lacrosse stick
night stick
nonstick
rainstick
stick
swizzle stick
tick
unstick
walking stick
white stick
wrong end of the stick

Synonyms and antonyms of glowstick in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glowstick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOWSTICK

Find out the translation of glowstick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glowstick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glowstick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荧光棒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glowstick
570 millions of speakers

English

glowstick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glowstick
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

glowstick
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Glowstick
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glowstick
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

glowstick
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Glowstick
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kayu cahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knicklichter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

glowstick
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

glowstick
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glowstick
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glowstick
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glowstick
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लोस्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parlak çubuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glowstick
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Glowstick
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Glowstick
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glowstick
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

glowstick
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glowstick
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glowstick
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glowstick
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glowstick

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOWSTICK»

The term «glowstick» is normally little used and occupies the 116.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOWSTICK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glowstick

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOWSTICK»

Discover the use of glowstick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glowstick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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47 Echo
Nick cracked his glowstick and hopped out of the passenger door, landing solidly on his feet in the pitch-black parking garage. “Where's your CO?” “Lieutenant Nathan's sacked out, sir. He's been running day watch, I'm on night watch. He'll be ...
Shawn Kupfer, 2013
2
The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
“For this,” I pulled an unlit glowstick from my pocket. “She sent it in my last care package.” Antonio put away his pack of matches and cracked the glowstick alight. “I will thank her too.” “So, what's the game plan?” I asked, as ready to move into ...
Tricia Telep, 2009
3
Steel Sky
The glowstick only illuminates it for about a meter. Rungs are welded to the curved surface. The cold air smells of corrosion. With the pipe sticking out of his backpack and the glowstick in his teeth, Orel hauls himself into the tube and resumes ...
Andrew C. Murphy, 2006
4
12 Am: The Sound of the City
“Hurry, catch her!” Kira yelled. Ted wrapped his arms around Lisa, slowly lowering her to the floor. She had been standing in a fixed location while Chris had placed a blue glowstick to her eyes. Kira had been blowing on her face, trying to cool ...
N. S. McBeal, 2005
5
How Cool is This?
Pam-i“??? '..3 .... " -....* ....- ". IF YOU BEND AND SHAKE A GLOWSTICK it will burst into light. Its magical glow is produced by a chemical reaction between two liquids. Many chemical reactions release energy in the form of heat, but this ...
‎2011
6
The Woman Who Was the Desert Dream:
I had been walking in the dark by myself. It's too easy at night to turn an ankle and put yourself out of the race, so I didn't run. There was a green glowstick every 500 yards or so to mark the way, and the competitors all had glowsticks on the ...
William Coles, 2013
7
Warriors, The (Covert Missions Book #2)
“Got a glowstick?” came Mike's voice through the gloom. Dylan shook his head, chuckling at himself for forgetting. Mission planners had stuck one into their side pockets for marking and emergency illumination. He reached down to his pant leg ...
Mark Andrew Olsen, 2009
8
Bruising Reed
I could talk about other stuff. Yeah, that would buy me some time. “Um...well... Hunter came over...and...uh...we were gonna go play glowstick tag, but it started raining.” “Glowstick tag? What's that?” He took the bait. “Well...it's just...we get these ...
Russ Wilson, 2011
9
The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music
At the tour closer in AlCecilia 6/25/1997 233 bany on 1 2/13, Trey furthered the glowstick trend by asking Chris Kuroda to Take Me to the River 7/1 0/1 997 224 kill the lights, and the first indoor "glowstick war" occured. This one, during ...
‎2000
10
Shivering Sands
Warren Ellis. § July 21, 2009 Alive in LA. I has a balcony. I may give a sermon. After I sleep for 24 hours. ...Why does the minibar have a glowstick in it? Do I appear as the sort of man who'd drink glowstick chemicals? § July 22, 2009 Good  ...
Warren Ellis

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOWSTICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glowstick is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: Joe McElderry @ Stockport Plaza
As we walk through the door to the theatre his dancing Glowstick Brigade - it says so on their T-shirts - present us with a battery-powered tea ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
Taylor Swift's Epic '1989' Tour: Every Night With Us Is Like a Dream
Funny how all the state-of-the-art special effects can't hold a glowstick to the visceral power of 60,000 fans singing about love pains. It all ended ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
3
Silent Servant: "Making This Kind of Techno in America Is Not a …
generally conjures images of a glowstick-garbed Skrillex or Steve Aoki throwing entire cakes in people's faces (or breaking a woman's neck ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
4
How to draw light paintings using the LG G4 and its awesome camera
... including anything that you doodle in mid-air with a glowstick. Trust us, light painting is a fun activity, and the results can be quite impressive. «Phone Arena, Jul 15»
5
designing the all-Chinese smartwatch
... citydwellers to glowstick-like watchfaces that light up in the dark. In short, the Ticwatch isn't just Made in PRC, it's a smartwatch built for China. «Wareable, Jun 15»
6
Fireworks spectacular coming July 4
... from the Sacramento Single Squares, the rock band Safety Orange, and a glowstick dance performance by the group, Obsidian Butterfly. «Elk Grove Citizen, Jun 15»
7
You're going where? Kalamazoo is tired of your Creedence …
... events such as a “Footloose” dance-along and a glowstick-enhanced showing of the 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco picture “Xanadu. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
Students Create Condoms That Change Colors If You Have STDs
Their condom would glow green for chlamydia, yellow for herpes, purple for HPV and blue for syphilis. Guess this is one time when a glowstick ... «Cambio, Jun 15»
9
All the Weird Shit I Saw at This Year's Stonehenge Summer Solstice
11:45: Next to King Arthur and the glowstick girls, we're feeling slightly underdressed. I elect to draw a pattern on Weez's face with a blunt ... «VICE, Jun 15»
10
20 awesome date ideas for under $20
Cut your glowsticks open and dump all of the glowstick liquid into the jars. Close tightly, and shake em' up. Ta-da: Glowing lanterns. (Totally ... «Fall River Herald News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Glowstick [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/glowstick>. May 2024 ».
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