Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a lamp.

Etymologies

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lamp +‎ -like

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Examples

  • At the front corners of this structure were two lamplike objects resembling the headlights of a car, which were pointed toward the ground.

    The Moses Expedition Juan Gómez-Jurado 2007

  • At the front corners of this structure were two lamplike objects resembling the headlights of a car, which were pointed toward the ground.

    The Moses Expedition Juan Gómez-Jurado 2007

  • At the front corners of this structure were two lamplike objects resembling the headlights of a car, which were pointed toward the ground.

    The Moses Expedition Juan Gómez-Jurado 2007

  • Admittedly, I did find several candidates for the "World's Ugliest Lamp" contest, as well as a few entries for "Lamps Most Likely To Be Attacked By Cats," apparently lamplike things covered in an bamboo like cover that bears a suspicious resemblance to a cat scratching post are in this year but since neither was the precise object of my search, I regret to inform you all that the purple lamp remains in place.

    Weekend notes mariness 2006

  • Talina straightened her supple back, flipped her hair, and stood at silent attention, a lamplike glow receding from her eyes.

    Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004

  • Talina straightened her supple back, flipped her hair, and stood at silent attention, a lamplike glow receding from her eyes.

    Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004

  • They passed Mrs Norris, who turned her lamplike eyes upon them and hissed faintly but Professor McGonagall said, 'Shoo!'

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • She turned lamplike yellow eyes on him for a moment before disappearing behind a statue of Wilfred the Wistful.

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • She came out from behind her Ford Bronco — a petite woman with long, light brown curls and huge, lamplike gray eyes.

    While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

  • As they climbed carefully around her, Mrs. Norris turned her lamplike eyes on them, but didn't do anything.

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rowling, J. K. 1997

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