Usually means: Cover that diffuses light source.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word lampshade:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. lampshade: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lampshade: Merriam-Webster
  3. lampshade: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lampshade: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. lampshade: Collins English Dictionary
  6. lampshade: Vocabulary.com
  7. Lampshade, lampshade: Wordnik
  8. lampshade: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. lampshade: Wiktionary
  10. lampshade: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. lampshade: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. lampshade: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. lampshade: Dictionary.com
  14. lampshade: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Lampshade: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. lampshade: Rhymezone
  17. lampshade: FreeDictionary.org
  18. lampshade: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. lampshade: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lampshade: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See lampshades as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
verb:  (narratology, fandom slang) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
verb:  (fashion) To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings.
verb:  To adorn with one or more lampshades.
verb:  To design or create lampshades.

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