Definition of lamp

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Lamp (n.) Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp..

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Libel :: Libel (n.) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
Lamp-post :: Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc..
Differential :: Differential (n.) A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
Cam :: Cam (n.) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together..
Lamplighter :: Lamplighter (n.) One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps..
Lampooned :: Lampooned (imp. & p. p.) of Lampoo.
Wartwort :: Wartwort (n.) A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis)..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A chamber lamp or light.
Lampblack :: Lampblack (n.) The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements..
Opah :: Opah (n.) A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings..
Lampate :: Lampate (n.) A supposed salt of lampic acid.
Lucubrate :: Lucubrate (n.) To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Lamp :: Lamp (n.) A thin plate or lamina.
Lampron :: Lampron (n.) See Lamprey.
Carcel Lamp :: Carcel lamp () A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork..
Lampooner :: Lampooner (n.) The writer of a lampoon.
Lamper Eel :: Lamper eel () See Lamprey.
Clamp :: Clamp (v. t.) To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
Melampyrite :: Melampyrite (n.) The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See Dulcite.
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