A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.
A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.
To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.
To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
To hit, clout, belt, wallop.