bulb
Plant's underground storage
A bulb is a rounded underground structure from which certain plants grow, consisting of fleshy leaves or scales surrounding a bud—tulips, onions, and garlic all grow from bulbs.
The shape gives rise to other meanings: a light bulb is the glass enclosure containing the filament or LED that produces light, and any rounded swelling at the end of something may be called a bulb, like the bulb of a thermometer or a nasal bulb syringe.
Plant the bulbs in fall for spring blooms.
The bulb in the hallway burned out.
Provision of light
- lampElectric light fixture
- filamentVery thin thread
- glowSteady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
incandescent · LED · fluorescent · halogen · tungsten · lumen · wattage · dimmer
Bulbous spring flower
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- hyacinthFragrant spring bulb flower
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
allium · crocus · amaryllis · narcissus · gladiolus · freesia · paperwhite · snowdrop
Ground matter for planting
- gardenCultivated plant area
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
nursery · horticulture · germination · rooting · fertilization · overwintering · mulching · dividing
Brief burst of light
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- photofloodPowerful lamp for photography
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- syncCoordinate timing or data
illumination
Provision of light
brightness · incandescent · LED · fluorescent · halogen · tungsten · lumen · wattage · dimmer · socket
tulip
Bulbous spring flower
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- hyacinthFragrant spring bulb flower
- irisEye's pigmented disc
lily · allium · crocus · amaryllis · narcissus · gladiolus · freesia · paperwhite · snowdrop · jonquil
soil
Ground matter for planting
- gardenCultivated plant area
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
transplanting · nursery · horticulture · germination · rooting · fertilization · overwintering · mulching · dividing · container
flash
Brief burst of light
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- photofloodPowerful lamp for photography
- studioCreative professional's workspace
sync · continuous · softbox
rounded
Having no sharp angles
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- pear-shapedBulging below, narrow above
- teardropSingle unit of crying
globe · spherical · oval · swollen · protrusion · base · neck · contour · form · silhouette
olfactory
Of the sense detecting odors
- light bulbElectric illumination source
- halogen bulbGas-enhanced incandescent light source
- dim bulbIntellectually sluggish person
- LED bulbSemiconductor-based light source
- light bulb momentSudden moment of realization
- fluorescent bulbGas-filled lighting tube
bulbs, bulbous, lightbulb, flashbulb, light bulb, lightbulbs, flashbulbs