desk lamp
- noun
- B2
- Top 10000
A small lamp that stands on a desk or table and lights just the space in front of you while you work or read.
Please switch off the desk lamp before you leave tonight.
I bent the desk lamp closer to read the tiny print.
A desk lamp is kinder to the eyes than bright ceiling lights.
Our desk lamp flickers whenever someone walks across the old floor.
Common collocations: switch on the desk lamp · turn off the desk lamp · an adjustable desk lamp · the light of a desk lamp · an LED desk lamp
Part of: The office, Furniture
Forms
- plural
- desk lamps