bulb


Meanings

  • 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
  • BULB n pl. -S an underground bud BULBAR, BULBED adj


Scrabble Score: 8

bulb is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

bulb is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

bulb is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

bulb is a valid Words With Friends word