bulb

/bสŒlb/

IPA: /B AH1 L B/

noun
  1. 1

    Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

    โ€œthe bulb of the aortaโ€

  2. 2

    A light bulb.

  3. 3

    The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

  4. 4

    A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

  5. 5

    The medulla oblongata.

verb
  1. 1

    To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

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