Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
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Bulb
/ˈbʌlb/
Synonyms for "bulb" (119 found)
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More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
11 entriesLED bulbdaffodil bulbdropper bulbfluorescent bulbgarlic bulbhalogen bulbincandescent bulbonion bulbpipette bulbthermometer bulbtulip bulb
Collocations
6 entriesbulb diameterbulb planting depthbulb scaleflower bulblight bulbthermometer bulb
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 泡 noun (rounded solid object)
Dutch
1 entries- bol noun (rounded solid object)
Finnish
1 entries- kupu noun (rounded solid object)
French
1 entries- bulbe noun (rounded solid object)
Greek
1 entries- βολβός noun (rounded solid object)
Ido
1 entries- bulbo noun (rounded solid object)
Luhya
1 entries- eglopu noun (rounded solid object)
Malayalam
1 entries- ബൾബ് noun (rounded solid object)
Portuguese
1 entries- bulbo noun (rounded solid object)
Romanian
1 entries- bulb noun (rounded solid object)
Russian
3 entries- вы́пуклость noun (rounded solid object)
- утолще́ние noun (rounded solid object)
- ша́рик noun (rounded solid object)
Spanish
1 entries- bulbo noun (rounded solid object)
Swahili
1 entries- glopu noun (rounded solid object)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Edison invented the light bulb.
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A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.
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The light bulb has burned out.
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Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.