Lamp - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |læmp|  American pronunciation of the word lamp
Brit.  |læmp|  British pronunciation of the word lamp

noun

- an artificial source of visible illumination
- a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

Extra examples

...I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me....

He kept the lamp of hope burning brightly in his soul.

Falling stars were lamping the red horizon fitfully.

An evil fire out of their eyes came lamping.

Some men were engaged in cleaning and lamping carriages.

They couldn't have lamped us on the road.

She knocked over the lamp.

She flicked a switch and turned the lamp on.

The dog knocked against the lamp.

I'll bid $100 for the lamp but no higher.

She plugged the lamp into the socket.

We could see the glow of the lamp in the window.

...the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed...

...the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp...

He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.

Word forms

noun
singular: lamp
plural: lamps
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