flashlight, n.Definitions

A Flashlight is just a tube to hold dead batteries

A Flashlight is technically a ray gun.

A Flashlight is a sun stick

A Flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

A Flashlight is actually just a 1-bit computer.

The Flashlight is a device that should be required to have a glow-in-the-dark band around it so it can be located in the dark.