Meaning & use
kaleidoscope
A tube-shaped toy that creates shifting, symmetrical patterns of color when viewed through one end and rotated.
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The child giggled with delight as the kaleidoscope's patterns shifted with every twist.
The city at night looked like a kaleidoscope of neon lights reflected in the wet streets.
A note on using this word
Kaleidoscope is frequently used figuratively to describe a constantly changing, colorful mixture of things, not just the physical toy.
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