Definition for Lamp:

• lamp, n. a vessel for burning oil with a wick, and so giving light: a light of any kind.-- v.i. ( Spens.) to shine.-- ns. LAMP'AD ( rare), a lamp or candlestick, a torch; LAMP'ADARY, in the Greek Church, one who looks after the lamps and carries a lighted taper before the patriarch; LAMPADED'ROMY, an ancient Greek torch-race in honour of Prometheus, & c.; LAMP'ADIST, one who ran in a torch-race; LAMPAD'OMANCY, the art of divining by the flame of a lamp or torch; LAMP'BLACK, the black substance formed by the smoke of a lamp: the soot or amorphous carbon obtained by burning bodies rich in that element, such as resin, petroleum, and tar, or some of the cheap oily products obtained from it; LAMP'- BURN'ER, that part of a lamp in which the wick is held; LAMP'- CHIM'NEY, LAMP'- GLASS, a glass funnel placed round the flame of a lamp; LAMP'- FLY ( Browning), a firefly.-- adj. LAMP'IC, pertaining to, or derived from, a lamp or flame.-- ns. LAMP'ION, a kind of small lamp; LAMP'- LIGHT, the light shed by a lamp or lamps; LAMP'- LIGHT'ER, a person employed to light street-lamps: that by which a lamp is lighted, as a spill or torch; LAMP'- POST, the pillar supporting a street-lamp; LAMP'- SHELL, a terebratuloid or related brachiopod having a shell like an antique lamp.-- SMELL OF THE LAMP, to show signs of great elaboration or study. [ Fr. lampe-- Gr. lampas, - ados-- lampein, to shine.]

Synonyms for Lamp:

• adj.

  •light (adjective)
  • floor,
  • night,
  • clay,
  • gas,
  • chandelier,
  • torchiere,
  • halogen,
  • domestic,
  • standing,
  • iron,
  • temple,
  • vase,
  • glass,
  • pottery,
  • hanging,
  • portable,
  • safety,
  • arc,
  • oil,
  • gooseneck,
  • table,
  • incandescent,
  • brass,
  • vapor,
  • gasoline,
  • bridge,
  • electric,
  • bracket,
  • street,
  • bronze,
  • Gaselier.

• n.

  •
  • drain,
  • catheter,
  • drip,
  • electrocardiogram,
  • defibrillator,
  • balloon,
  • ekg,
  • eeg,
  • electrocardiograph,
  • ecg.
  •
  • candlestick,
  • gaslight,
  • candelabra.
  •
  • nightlight,
  • sodium,
  • hurricane lamp.
  •eye (noun)
  • oculus,
  • peeper,
  • headlight.
  •lantern (noun)
  • flashlight,
  • gaslight,
  • torch,
  • light,
  • kerosene lamp,
  • gas lamp,
  • searchlight,
  • beacon,
  • hurricane lamp.
  •light (noun)
  • sun,
  • torch.
  •light source (noun)
  • jack-o'-lantern,
  • star,
  • spotlight,
  • flame,
  • headlight,
  • arc lamp,
  • searchlight,
  • fire,
  • moonbeam,
  • sun,
  • light bulb,
  • flashlight,
  • oil lamp,
  • floodlight,
  • torch,
  • floor lamp,
  • moon,
  • pilot light,
  • Tungsten lamp,
  • beacon,
  • candle,
  • flare,
  • neon light,
  • desk light,
  • taper,
  • street lamp,
  • lantern,
  • klieg light,
  • light,
  • Illuminator,
  • fluorescent light,
  • mercury-vapor lamp,
  • table lamp,
  • incandescent light.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • luminary,
  • nightlight,
  • hurricane lamp.
  •
  • sodium.
  •
  • spot.
  •torch
  • burner.
  •Other relevant words:
  • electric-discharge lamp,
  • pottery,
  • safety lamp,
  • caduceus,
  • flambeau,
  • standing,
  • incandescent,
  • behold,
  • bewitch,
  • floor,
  • worked up,
  • catheter,
  • rushlight,
  • blinker,
  • effulgent,
  • commemorate,
  • inflame,
  • winker,
  • jury mast,
  • lighter,
  • blow-off valve,
  • excite,
  • glowing,
  • Cresset,
  • sodium,
  • flasher,
  • neon tube,
  • attend,
  • mesmerize,
  • celebrate,
  • observe,
  • gas lamp,
  • ekg,
  • gooseneck,
  • nightlight,
  • ocular,
  • illuminant,
  • discern,
  • match,
  • eeg,
  • arc,
  • iron,
  • radiant,
  • ecg,
  • ornament,
  • headlamp,
  • pukka,
  • vase,
  • safety valve,
  • hurricane lantern,
  • halogen,
  • fascinate,
  • flashgun,
  • sunny,
  • table,
  • illumine,
  • bronze,
  • torchiere,
  • gas,
  • brand,
  • gander,
  • spot,
  • clay,
  • irradiate,
  • balloon,
  • ripe,
  • bulb,
  • electrocardiogram,
  • sidelight,
  • vent-peg,
  • divining rod,
  • glow lamp,
  • distinguish,
  • chandelier,
  • bridge,
  • navigation light,
  • view,
  • mature,
  • feel,
  • strobe,
  • dark lantern,
  • conjure,
  • glad,
  • labored,
  • lucid,
  • voodoo,
  • storm lantern,
  • cast a spell,
  • rod,
  • Gaselier,
  • lighting,
  • link,
  • domestic,
  • glass,
  • brighten,
  • vapor,
  • drain,
  • hold,
  • illuminate,
  • see,
  • lightning conductor,
  • Airbag,
  • broadside,
  • oculus,
  • eye,
  • paraffin oil,
  • infrared lamp,
  • gasoline,
  • flashbulb,
  • bedevil,
  • bracket,
  • nail,
  • beautiful,
  • lighten,
  • seat belt,
  • gaze,
  • lightning rod,
  • radiate,
  • realize,
  • magnetize,
  • paraffin wax,
  • admit,
  • lightbulb,
  • night,
  • light source,
  • luminary,
  • candlelight,
  • lighting device,
  • kindle,
  • flood lamp,
  • recognize,
  • mercury lamp,
  • portable,
  • peeper,
  • gaslight,
  • influence,
  • perceive,
  • examine,
  • storm lamp,
  • sun lamp,
  • burner,
  • peg,
  • identify,
  • sun spot,
  • arc light,
  • night light,
  • ogle,
  • temple,
  • overcharge,
  • ampulla ossea,
  • Luminant,
  • source of light,
  • calcium light,
  • Glim,
  • electric,
  • illumination,
  • flash lamp,
  • wax,
  • orb,
  • Kerosine Lamp,
  • oil,
  • exorcise,
  • stars,
  • drip,
  • refulgent,
  • goggle,
  • wand,
  • signal light,
  • enchant,
  • entrance,
  • charm,
  • shin,
  • limelight,
  • elaborate,
  • magic lantern,
  • enlighten,
  • hoodoo,
  • kerosene lamp,
  • skilled,
  • snow tires,
  • mellow,
  • whale oil,
  • pipe,
  • glimpse,
  • glance,
  • street,
  • hanging,
  • luminous,
  • acknowledge,
  • practiced,
  • tube,
  • taboo,
  • regard,
  • candelabra,
  • traffic light,
  • comprehend,
  • consider,
  • stop light,
  • safety,
  • filament lamp,
  • candlestick,
  • inspect,
  • defibrillator,
  • electric lamp,
  • electrocardiograph,
  • safety belt,
  • shine,
  • reckon,
  • apprehend,
  • hurricane lamp,
  • brass.

Homophones for Lamp:

• limp, limbo, limb, lineup, limpa, limpopo, LAMPP, lampe, lumpy, lymph, lamb, lenify, line up, lump.

Hypernym for Lamp:

• n.

  • artifact
    kerosene lamp, lantern, limelight, neon induction lamp, streetlight, flashgun, photoflash, hurricane lantern, taper, flash bulb, discharge lamp, oil lamp, Aladdin's Lamp, flashbulb, taillight, flash lamp, tornado lantern, wax light, Kerosine Lamp, rear lamp, hurricane lamp, tail lamp, candle, fluorescent lamp, neon lamp, floor lamp, storm lantern, street lamp, calcium light, rear light, table lamp, Sodium-vapour Lamp, flash, electric lamp, spotlight, spirit lamp, spot, neon tube, gas lamp, storm lamp, sodium-vapor lamp, reading lamp.

Hyponym for Lamp:

• n.

  • artifact
    source of illumination, article of furniture, piece of furniture, furniture.

Meronym for Lamp:

• n.

  • artifact
    electric socket, lampshade, lamp shade, diffuser, diffusor, shade, base.