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An electric device having a socket for a light bulb, especially a free-standing piece of furniture.

The common American eider.

A device that gives off ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes.

The common American eider.

A light bulb

A vessel containing oil or alcohol burned through a wick.

A lantern or fixture that gives off light by burning gas, usually by means of a mantle.

(Archaic) A celestial body that gives off or reflects light.

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.

A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

To hit, clout, belt, wallop.

To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.

To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

A thin plate or lamina.

A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;

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

A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong to one of two categories, the Incandescent lamp (See under Incandescent) or the fluorescent lamp. However, see also arc lamp, below.

A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.

An artificial source of visible illumination

A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs