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camp·fire (kămp′fīr′) n. 1. An outdoor fire in a camp, used for cooking or warmth: sat around the campfire, telling scary stories. 2. A meeting held around such a fire.
camp·fire (kămp′fīr′)
n.
1. An outdoor fire in a camp, used for cooking or warmth: sat around the campfire, telling scary stories.
2. A meeting held around such a fire.
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char·la·tan (shär′lə-tən) n. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. [French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.]
char·la·tan (shär′lə-tən)
n.
A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
[French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.]
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lamp (lămp) n. 1. Any of various devices that generate light and often heat, especially: a. An electric device having a socket for a light bulb, especially a free-standing piece of furniture. b. A device that gives off ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes. c. A light bulb: a spotlight fitted with a metal-halide lamp.
lamp (lămp)
n.
1. Any of various devices that generate light and often heat, especially:
a. An electric device having a socket for a light bulb, especially a free-standing piece of furniture.
b. A device that gives off ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes.
c. A light bulb: a spotlight fitted with a metal-halide lamp.