Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "bulb" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

lamp land

Capable Of

light room

Defined As

seed of plants

Derived Terms

Edison bulb Mandelbulb bulb horn bulb tee bulb-out bulbar bulbectomy bulbhead bulbheaded bulbitis bulbless bulblet bulblike bulboid bulbophile bulby bus bulb dim bulb dim-bulb dry bulb temperature dry-bulb temperature endbulb flashbulb gliobulb hair bulb hemibulb hot bulb lamp bulb lamp-bulb light bulb not the brightest bulb not the brightest bulb in the chandelier pseudobulb rebulb tulip bulb urethral bulb wet bulb wet bulb temperature wet bulbing wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer wet-bulb wet-bulb temperature

Context

nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part electric lamp neural structure part portion round shape stalk stem structure

Type Of (IsA)

external anatomical part lamp part plant part round shape stalk structure

Part Of

mercury thermometer syringe

Receives Action

broken

Related Terms

bulbiferous bulbil bulbous

Related Terms

bulbiferous bulbil bulbous light bulb protuberance swell turbulence

Synonym Network

lamp light bulb medulla oblongata

Used For

bloom

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.