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Lamp vs Lampstand - What's the difference?

lamp | lampstand |

As nouns the difference between lamp and lampstand

is that lamp is a device that generates heat, light or other radiation while lampstand is a menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.

As a verb lamp

is to hit, clout, belt, wallop.

As an acronym LAMP

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

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

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    lampstand

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.
  • * 1967 , , The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise
    • What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand ?