bulb
/bəlb/
noun
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity.
2
Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata).
3
A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
4
Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop.
5
A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ.
6
A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end).
“the bulb of a syringe”
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinulbbay
Starts & ends withB … B
Syllablesbulb
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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