Definition of lamps in English

Wiktionary

lamps (Noun)
Plural of lamp.
lamps (Noun)
A slang term for obesity.

Part of speech

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lamps, verb, present, 3rd person singular of lamp (infinitive).
lamps, noun, plural of lamp.

WordNet

Noun Plural: lamps
lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination
		source of illumination any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation
		aladdin's lamp (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie
		wax light, candle, taper stick of wax with a wick in the middle
		discharge lamp a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas
		electric lamp a lamp powered by electricity
		flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash, flash a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
		fluorescent lamp lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material
		gas lamp a lamp that burns illuminating gas
		hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, storm lamp, storm lantern, tornado lantern an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
		lantern light in a transparent protective case
		calcium light, limelight a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
		neon induction lamp, neon lamp, neon tube a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
		kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light
		sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
		spirit lamp a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
		spotlight, spot a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
		street lamp, streetlight a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
lamp - a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
		article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
		base a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
		diffuser, diffusor optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly
		electric socket a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted
		floor lamp a lamp that stands on the floor
		lamp shade, lampshade a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
		reading lamp a lamp that provides light for reading

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Wiktionary

lamp (Noun)
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
lamp (Noun)
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination.
lamp (Noun)
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
lamp (Verb)
To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
lamp (Verb)
To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.
lamp (Verb)
To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

lamp (n.)
A thin plate or lamina.
lamp (n.)
A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus; especially, a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light.
lamp (n.)
Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.
lamp (n.)
A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

lamp
A device for producing light.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]
lamp
lamp, v.i. (Scot.) to run wild, to scamper: to go jauntily