lamp light

  • 81light — I UK [laɪt] / US noun Word forms light : singular light plural lights *** 1) [uncountable] brightness from the sun or from a light, which allows you to see things The room gets a lot of light in the afternoons. light shines: Light from the street …

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  • 82light — 1. n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that stimulates sight and makes things visible. 2 the medium or condition of the space in which this is present. 3 an appearance of… …

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  • 83Light — 1. n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that stimulates sight and makes things visible. 2 the medium or condition of the space in which this is present. 3 an appearance of… …

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  • 84light — I 1. noun 1) the light of candles Syn: illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, luster, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle; sunlight, moonlig …

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  • 85lamp*/*/ — [læmp] noun [C] 1) an electric light that stands on a floor or table 2) an oil or gas light 3) a piece of equipment that produces light and heat an ultra violet lamp[/ex] …

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  • 86light — I n 1. illumination, luminescence, luminosity, radiation, shining, beaming, gleaming; luminousness, brilliance, radiance, lambency, luster, shine, effulgence; irradiation, glow, glowing, fluorescence, in candescence, phosphorescence; brightness,… …

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  • 87light — I 1. noun 1) the light of the candles Syn: illumination, brightness, shining, gleam, brilliance, radiance, glow, blaze, glare 2) there was a light on in the hall Syn: lamp …

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  • 88lamp shade — lampshade lampshade, lamp shade lamp shade . a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light bulb in a lamp from direct view. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 89lamp — [12] A lamp is literally something that ‘shines’. The word comes via Old French lampe and Latin lampas from Greek lampás, which was derived from the verb lámpein ‘give light, shine’ (source also of English lantern). The Greek word originally… …

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  • 90lamp — [12] A lamp is literally something that ‘shines’. The word comes via Old French lampe and Latin lampas from Greek lampás, which was derived from the verb lámpein ‘give light, shine’ (source also of English lantern). The Greek word originally… …

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