Synonyms for lamp

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.

2. n. 1

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

Related words

Word family

lamper lamplighted lamplit lampwork

Phrases

incandescent lamp lamp oil flood lamp hurricane lamp indicator lamp standard lamp arc lamp cold-cathode fluorescent lamp

Forms

Plural

lamps → lights…

Past participle

lamped
e.g. lamped → spotlighted, jacklighted…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

light¹

9 letters

spotlight², jacklight

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spotlight² = 2 syllables).