Lamp vs. Lump
Lampnoun
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
Lampnoun
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
Lampnoun
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
Lampverb
(slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
Lampverb
To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.
Lampverb
(slang) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
Lampnoun
A thin plate or lamina.
Lampnoun
A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;
Lampnoun
Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.
Lampnoun
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.
Lampnoun
A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.
Lampnoun
an artificial source of visible illumination
Lampnoun
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
Lumpnoun
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Lumpnoun
A group, set, or unit.
Lumpnoun
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
Lumpnoun
A dull or lazy person.
Lumpnoun
A beating or verbal abuse.
Lumpnoun
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Lumpnoun
A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
Lumpverb
To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner.
Lumpnoun
A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.
Lumpnoun
A mass or aggregation of things.
Lumpnoun
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Lumpverb
To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.
Lumpverb
To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Lumpverb
To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he doesn't like it, he can lump it.
Lumpnoun
a large piece of something without definite shape;
Lumpnoun
a compact mass;
Lumpnoun
abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Lumpnoun
an awkward stupid person
Lumpverb
put together indiscriminately;
Lumpverb
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Lumpnoun
a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape
Lumpnoun
a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease
Lumpnoun
a small cube of sugar.
Lumpnoun
a heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person
Lumpnoun
the state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry
Lumpverb
put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars
Lumpverb
(in taxonomy) classify plants or animals in relatively inclusive groups, disregarding minor variations
Lumpverb
carry (a heavy load) somewhere with difficulty
Lumpverb
accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation whether one likes it or not
