lamp
Americannoun
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any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
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a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of illumination.
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a source of intellectual or spiritual light.
the lamp of learning.
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any of various devices furnishing heat, ultraviolet, or other radiation.
an infrared lamp.
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a celestial body that gives off light, as the moon or a star.
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a torch.
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Slang. lamps, the eyes.
verb (used with object)
idioms
noun
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any of a number of devices that produce illumination
an electric lamp
a gas lamp
an oil lamp
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( in combination )
lampshade
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a device for holding one or more electric light bulbs
a table lamp
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a vessel in which a liquid fuel is burned to supply illumination
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any of a variety of devices that produce radiation, esp for therapeutic purposes
an ultraviolet lamp
Other Word Forms
- lampless adjective
Etymology
Origin of lamp
1150–1200; Middle English lampe < Old French < Late Latin lampada, for Latin lampas (stem lampad- ) < Greek lampás lamp; akin to lámpē torch, lamp, lámpein to shine
Example Sentences
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Mother Fox called down to Calvin for help, and someone relit a lamp.
From Literature
They began by fixing the pictures of some of the missing to lamp posts, the sound of their tape tearing across the noise of neighbourhood dogs which barked aggressively when they passed by homes.
From BBC
There were sturdy wooden boxes near the tent; there was a small rickety table and a chair; there was a lamp.
From Literature
When Papa said that, it was just like lighting the lamps in a dark room for me.
From Literature
“The flickering light from the lamps in the projectors is reminiscent of the fire in caves when people gathered and shared stories,” he adds.
From Los Angeles Times
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