bulb

/bʌlb/
noun
  1. The glass part of an electric lamp that produces light.
    • The bulb burned out after three years of use.
    • She screwed a new bulb into the ceiling fixture.
    • I need to replace the bulb in the living room lamp.
  2. A rounded underground storage organ of a plant, such as an onion or tulip, from which new growth can sprout.
    • We planted tulip bulbs in the garden last fall.
    • The bulb stores food for the plant during winter.
    • An onion is a bulb that you can eat.
  3. A rounded or bulb-shaped part of an object or device.
    • He squeezed the rubber bulb to pump air into the tire.
    • The thermometer has a bulb at the bottom that holds the liquid.
    • The bulb of the syringe holds the medicine.
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