Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sconce

4 senses of sconce

Sense 1
sconce -- (a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather)
       => shelter -- (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
       => shelter -- (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)

Sense 2
sconce -- (a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate)
       => earthwork -- (an earthen rampart)
       => fortress, fort -- (a fortified defensive structure)

Sense 3
sconce -- (a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce)
       => light, light source -- (any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights")

Sense 4
sconce -- (a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light)
       => bracket, wall bracket -- (a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))