jack o lantern
/ˈdʒæk ə ˌlæntərn/
noun
- A carved pumpkin, usually with a scary or funny face, lit from inside with a candle, used especially at Halloween.
- We carved a jack-o-lantern and put it on the front porch for Halloween.
- The children admired the glowing jack-o-lanterns lining the street.
- She scooped out the pumpkin seeds before carving her jack-o-lantern.
- A type of fungus that glows in the dark, also called jack-o-lantern fungus.
- Biologists study the jack-o-lantern for its natural bioluminescence.
- The jack-o-lantern mushroom is poisonous, so never eat it.
- While hiking at night, we saw a jack-o-lantern glowing on a rotting log.