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bulb


bulb - 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

    • bulb - thesaurus

    lightbulb   medulla  

    Scrabble score for bulb

    b is 3 u is 1 l is 1 b is 3
    Scrabble score = 8

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