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Found 2 definition: aladdin, lamp.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun aladdin has 1 senses

aladdin(n = noun.person) Array - in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie; Array
is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character

lamp top

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun lamp has 2 senses

1. lamp(n = noun.artifact) Array - an artificial source of visible illumination; Array
is a kind of source of illumination
has particulars: aladdin's lamp, candle, taper, wax light, discharge lamp, electric lamp, flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash, fluorescent lamp, gas lamp, hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, storm lamp, storm lantern, tornado lantern, lantern, calcium light, limelight, neon induction lamp, neon lamp, neon tube, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp, sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp, spirit lamp, spot, spotlight, street lamp, streetlight, rear lamp, rear light, tail lamp, taillight

2. lamp(n = noun.artifact) Array - a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs; Array
is a kind of article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture
has parts: base, diffuser, diffusor, electric socket, lamp shade, lampshade
has particulars: floor lamp, reading lamp, table lamp

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

lamp, n. [OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame, L. lamina. See Lamina.].

A thin plate or lamina. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

lamp, n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr. , , torch, fr. to give light, to shine. Cf. Lampad, Lantern.].

1. A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; [1913 Webster]

2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp. [1913 Webster]
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." [1913 Webster]
"Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared." [1913 Webster]

3. 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. [1913 Webster]

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

Æolipile lamp, a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited. Weale. -- Arc lamp (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light. -- Dëbereiner's lamp, an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist Döbereiner, who invented it. Called also philosopher's lamp. -- Flameless lamp, an aphlogistic lamp. -- Lamp burner, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited. Knight. -- Lamp fount, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp. -- Lamp jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4 (l) & (n). -- Lamp shade, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp. -- Lamp shell (Zoöl.), any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See Terebratula. -- Safety lamp, a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, Davy lamp. -- To smell of the lamp, to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

lamp, n. & v.
--n.
1 a device for producing a steady light, esp.: a an electric bulb, and usu. its holder and shade or cover (bedside lamp; bicycle lamp). b an oil-lamp. c a usu. glass holder for a candle. d a gas-jet and mantle.
2 a source of spiritual or intellectual inspiration.
3 poet. the sun, the moon, or a star.
4 a device producing esp. ultraviolet or infrared radiation as a treatment for various complaints.
--v.
1 intr. poet. shine.
2 tr. supply with lamps; illuminate.
3 tr. US sl. look at.

Idiom:
lamp-chimney a glass cylinder enclosing and making a draught for an oil-lamp flame. lamp-holder a device for supporting a lamp, esp. an electric one. lamp standard = LAMPPOST.

Derivative:
lampless adj.

Etymology:
ME f. OF lampe f. LL lampada f. accus. of L lampas torch f. Gk

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Luminary

N luminary, light, flame, spark, scintilla, phosphorescence, fluorescence, sun, orb of day, Phoebus, Apollo, Aurora, star, orb, meteor, falling star, shooting star, blazing star, dog star, Sirius, canicula, Aldebaran, constellation, galaxy, zodiacal light, anthelion, day star, morning star, Lucifer, mock sun, parhelion, phosphor, phosphorus, sun dog, Venus, aurora, polar lights, northern lights, aurora borealis, southern lights, aurora australis, lightning, chain lightning, fork lightning, sheet lightning, summer lightning, ball lightning, kugelblitz, phosphorus, yellow phosphorus, scintillator, phosphor, firefly luminescence, ignis fatuus, Jack o'lantern, Friar's lantern, will-o'-the- wisp, firedrake, Fata Morgana, Saint Elmo's fire, glowworm, firefly, June bug, lightning bug, anglerfish, gas, gas light, lime light, lantern, lanthorn, dark lantern, bull's-eye, candle, bougie, taper, rushlight, oil, wick, burner, Argand, moderator, duplex, torch, flambeau, link, brand, gaselier, chandelier, electrolier, candelabrum, candelabra, girandole, sconce, luster, candlestick, lamp, light, incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb, light bulb, flashlight, torch, arc light, laser, maser neon bulb, neon sign, fluorescent lamp, filament, socket, contacts, filler gas, firework, fizgig, pyrotechnics, rocket, lighthouse, self-luminous, glowing, phosphoric, phosphorescent, fluorescent, incandescent, luminescent, chemiluminescent, radiant, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels, the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky, the planets in their station list'ning stood, the Scriptures of the skies, that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from night.