lamp
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- noun
- /læmp/
:
lámpara
- I placed the lamp on my nightstand to provide light for reading before bed.
- a street lamp
- a fluorescent lamp
- turn on the lamp
Little record, little lava lamp, good vibes only.
- Little record, little lava lamp, good vibes only.
- So you can plug in a lamp or a siren or both.
- The the the the fucking on button for the lamp is in a hole.
- We got ourselves the LED mood lamp controller.
- Make sure you add enough light your that little clip lamp isn't enough.
- It's OK, I need a cooler lamp for this, right?
Examples
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It's a nice bright desk lamp and it looks, it looks so cool.
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So you can plug in a lamp or a siren or both.
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Why use a red light lamp and not a SAD lamp?
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Move the lamp to your right.
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All right, so this is a cool little lamp that I saw on Amazon.
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Think I'll be able to get this lamp in a taxi?
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There's a lamp right here.
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This is not an ordinary Tiffany lamp.
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While I finished the cookie, I switched on the desk lamp and called my answering service.
Fiction book (1990) -
Put your lamp here.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device like a lamp or bulb that produces light
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A small battery lamp that you hold to make light
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1.0
A small portable light with a clear cover that you can carry or hang
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1.8
A glass object that makes light when electricity passes through it
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2.9
A strong focused lamp that lights one person or a small area on stage
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1.9
A small handheld light that uses batteries
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4.4
A light bulb that makes light by a hot wire
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3.0
A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see
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2.0
A light that gets power from wires, often from a bulb
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4.1
A lamp that burns oil to give light
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3.7
A lamp that burns kerosene to give light
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5.3
A lamp that burns gas to make light
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1.0
A small light that stands on a table for reading or making a room look nice
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1.0
A tall light that stands on the floor to brighten a room
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1.0
A lamp that makes a room bright enough to see
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4.1
A light bulb that makes light by heating a thin wire inside glass
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2.1
A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
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5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
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1.7
A light that uses electricity to shine
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3.6
A long glass tube light used in offices and kitchens that uses electricity and lasts a long time
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8.1
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
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3.9
A thing that gives light so you can see
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6.7
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes between two metal points inside a gas
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2.3
A small light you hold that uses batteries
A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes through gas in a glass tube
A lamp that directs light upward to light walls or ceilings
A small lamp placed next to a bed for reading at night
Idioms
A sign that someone works late and studies hard, or the smell of an oil lamp
Compounds
- Specialized
34
3.8
A set of free programs used together to run websites, including Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
- Specialized
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4.1
A light bulb that makes light by heating a thin wire inside glass
- Literature
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7.4
A small magical lamp in the story that brings a genie to grant wishes
- Archaic
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5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
- Specialized
1
3.6
A long glass tube light used in offices and kitchens that uses electricity and lasts a long time
- Specialized
1
6.7
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes between two metal points inside a gas
- Specialized
1
4.2
A light that gives heat you can feel but not see, used to warm or help sore muscles
- Archaic
An electric lamp that makes very bright light by an arc of electricity between two carbon rods
- Specialized
A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube
A famous English nurse who cared for soldiers at night and carried a lamp during the Crimean War
- Archaic
A glass tube that covers a lamp flame to protect it and help it burn steadily
- Specialized
A sea animal with two shells and two arm-like parts with tentacles for feeding
- Specialized
A bright electric lamp that makes bluish light often used for streets and large indoor places
- Specialized
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes through gas in a glass tube
- Archaic
A small electric light that glows when electricity passes through a gas, often used to show a device is on
- Specialized
A neon tube light that uses very fast electric currents around the tube instead of wires
- Specialized
A small electric light that glows when electricity passes through neon gas
- Specialized
A lamp with a quartz tube that gives very bright light and ultraviolet rays used to kill germs
- Specialized
A lamp hung on a ship while it is at anchor to show its position at night
- Specialized
A lamp that gives strong ultraviolet light for medical or beauty treatments
- Specialized
A bright lamp with a narrow beam used with a microscope to look inside the eye
- Specialized
A light that gives a strong yellow glow often used for street lighting
- Specialized
A lamp that gives invisible light to make some paints glow and kill germs
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lamp comes from the Greek word lampas, which meant 'torch' and came from a verb that meant 'to shine', so a lamp is something that gives light.