Thesaurus results for LAMP

lamp

noun

ˈlamp

Definition of lamp

as in light

something that provides illumination 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

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Recent Examples of lamp In her solarium, a cardboard box trembled with teenage chicks, peeping under a heat lamp. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 This includes 1950s or older stereo systems, radios, lamps, appliances, heaters, fans, and any other pieces with their original wiring and/or ungrounded plugs. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026 This cordless lamp comes in four warm neutrals, and all feature a ceramic shade that flops over its base like pastry dough. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026 Most of those cases involve cooking equipment, fireplaces and chimneys, space heaters, lamps, bulbs, wiring and candles. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lamp

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Noun

To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Then, alarms blare as lights flash from white to green to red.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of light

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The creative team members are puppetry and movement designers Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (of Lume), set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness, lighting designer Jon Clark, composer Will Stuart and sound designer Tom Gibbons.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Connecticut is putting better lighting, new surveillance cameras and more private security along CTfastrak, where complaints of drug use, crime and loitering have been going up along with bus ridership.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

Later, the hotel turns this scent into a candle and includes a card with the ingredients and the date it was made.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Its generous 12-inch length offers plenty of room for bathroom accessories, from rolled up washcloths to your favorite antique candle holder.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

Definition of candle

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And what remains is all blacked out, except for the lower rocker covers and pushrod tubes – from the fork covers, the controls, the handlebar, the turn signals, the headlight bucket, the engine, exhaust, and even the rear fender struts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
That matters because pedestrians are harder to see at night, especially outside the brightest part of a vehicle’s headlight beam or while a driver is turning.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of headlight

Noun

The suspect shined a strobe flashlight in the victim’s eyes and forced her way in.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
On its website, the government recommends a kit that contains water, food, ID, a flashlight, a radio and clothes, among other things.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of flashlight

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