bulb
- bulb
noun
1 part of an electric lamp
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric
▪ light
▪ 100-watt, 60-watt, etc.
▪ bare, naked
▪ single
▪ bright, dim
▪ A single dim light bulb lit the room.
▪ energy-efficient, energy-saving (esp. BrE), low-energy (esp. BrE)
▪ fluorescent, incandescent
▪ halogen
▪ clear, coloured/colored
VERB + BULB
▪ change, replace
▪ Switch the light off before you change the bulb.
▪ remove, unscrew
▪ Can you remove the bulb and replace it with an energy-efficient one?
BULB + VERB
▪ light sth
▪ The room was lit only by a single 40-watt light bulb.
▪ go
▪ I think the bulb is going to go. It's been flickering all evening.
▪ flicker
▪ flash, go off
▪ Red and green bulbs flashed on and off.
▪ There was a startled look on his face when the flashbulb went off.
▪ hang
▪ A single electric light bulb hung from the ceiling.
▪ last
▪ These new bulbs last much longer than the ordinary ones.
2 round plant root
ADJECTIVE
▪ flower
▪ spring, spring-flowering, summer, summer-flowering
▪ daffodil, tulip, etc.
VERB + BULB
▪ place, plant
▪ I'm planting some bulbs for next year.
▪ Place the bulbs close together.
▪ dig up, take up
▪ grow
▪ water
▪ She usually waters the indoor bulbs once a week.
BULB + VERB
▪ grow
▪ flower
▪ sprout
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bulb — bulb … Dictionnaire des rimes
bulb — BULB, bulbi, s.m. 1. Tulpină (subterană) a unor plante, alcătuită din frunze în formă de tunici sau solzi suprapuşi (în care se depun substanţe de rezervă), cu un înveliş membranos uscat. 2. (În sintagmele) Bulb pilos = partea terminală, umflată … Dicționar Român
Bulb — (b[u^]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bulb — [bulb] n. [ME < L bulbus < Gr bolbos] 1. an underground bud that sends down roots and consists of a very short stem covered with leafy scales or layers, as in a lily, onion or hyacinth 2. a corm, tuber, or tuberous root resembling a bulb,… … English World dictionary
bulb — [bʌlb] n ↑filament, ↑thread [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: bulbus, from Greek bolbos plant with a bulb ] 1.) the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from = ↑light bulb ▪ a 100 watt bulb … Dictionary of contemporary English
bulb — (n.) 1560s, an onion, from M.Fr. bulbe, from L. bulbus bulb, onion, from Gk. bolbos plant with round swelling on underground stem. Expanded by 1800 to swelling in a glass tube (thermometer bulb, light bulb, etc.) … Etymology dictionary
bulb — bulb; bulb·less; bulb·let; pseu·do·bulb; … English syllables
Bulb — Bulb, v. i. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bulb — [ bʌlb ] noun count * 1. ) the part of a plant that is shaped like an onion from which a flower grows. You plant bulbs in the ground: daffodil bulbs 2. ) a LIGHT BULB … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bulb — ► NOUN 1) a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy leaf bases. 2) a light bulb. 3) an expanded or rounded part at the end of something. ORIGIN Greek bolbos onion, bulbous root … English terms dictionary
bulb — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
