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The meaning of the English word "lamp" and how you use it

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lamp
(noun) (sing.) an electrical device that generates light
Kirill Petrov

Kirill Petrov

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Kirill has been working as an English-Russian translator and bilingual content creator for the last 15 years. He also has tutoring experience with both beginners and advanced learners, a passion for the intricacies of languages, and a track record of ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
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Please turn on the lamp .
Let's go buy a new lamp .
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So , the lamp is on the shelf . My camera is on a tripod . A photo is on the wall .
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lamp shade
(noun) a covering around a light bulb in a lamp
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Kanako

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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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I bumped into the lamp shade .
The lamp shade keeps the light out of our eyes .
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lamp
(noun) a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at the spout as a means of illumination In the famous story of "Aladdin", a genie lives in such a lamp.
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We can use the lamp if the electricity goes out .
We need more oil for the lamp .
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There's a cave of wonders . Bring me the lamp .
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lamp
(noun) an oil lantern

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Light the lamp so we can see .
We still use an oil lamp when electricity is not available .
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light
(noun) a source of light, such as a lamp or bulb
Kirill Petrov

Kirill Petrov

Content Editor
Kirill has been working as an English-Russian translator and bilingual content creator for the last 15 years. He also has tutoring experience with both beginners and advanced learners, a passion for the intricacies of languages, and a track record of ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
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Clickable Example Sentences

These examples and translations are created specifically for language learners, and are manually reviewed. Click on words to look them up.
The light is off .
Please turn on the light .
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Video Examples

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Now , find a friend who has an optical mouse and place the rectangle over the red light .
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Suddenly , she saw a shimmering light in the room .
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