bulb

Meanings

Plural: bulbs

Noun

• a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
• electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
• a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
  • "the bulb of a syringe"
• anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
• lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
• a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
• The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
• The medulla oblongata.
• Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
• Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
• A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
• A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
• An onion.

Verb

• To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

Synonyms

electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulb, medulla, medulla oblongata

Related Words

bulbiferous, bulbil, bulbous