Definition of bulbs

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • bulbs is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • bulbs is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • bulbs is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of bulbs


  • electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electric-light bulb
    2. electric light
    3. incandescent lamp
    4. light bulb
    5. lightbulb
  • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. medulla
    2. medulla oblongata
  • a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure (noun)
  • anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop (noun)
  • a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ (noun)
  • a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the bulb of a syringe

See definition of bulbs in Merriam Webster