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Lamb vs Lamp - What's the difference?

lamb | lamp |

As nouns the difference between lamb and lamp

is that lamb is a young sheep while lamp is a device that generates heat, light or other radiation.

As verbs the difference between lamb and lamp

is that lamb is of a sheep, to give birth while lamp is to hit, clout, belt, wallop.

As a proper noun Lamb

is {{surname|lang=en|from=Middle English}.

As an acronym LAMP is

linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP — a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.

lamb

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A young sheep.
  • The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
  • (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
  • A simple, unsophisticated person.
  • (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
  • Derived terms

    * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * lamblike * lamb's lettuce * lamb's tongue * lambswool

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep, to give birth.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
  • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

    Anagrams

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    lamp

    English

    (wikipedia lamp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
  • A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
  • A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
  • Derived terms

    * Davy lamp * table lamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
  • to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
  • (slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular
  • Anagrams

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    References

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