bulbs

Meanings

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)
• 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
• plural of bulb

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of bulb

Synonyms

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