Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 36 compound words that contain bulb. The most common are listed below. Open bulb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- light bulbAn evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
- bus bulban arrangement by which a sidewalk is extended outwards for a bus stop
- wet-bulbRelating to wet-bulb temperature measurements.
- bulb hornA small horn, containing a reed, operated by squeezing a rubber bulb.
- bulb-outA traffic calming measure that widens the sidewalk for a short distance.
- hair bulbThe end of the hair follicle under the skin, in which there are cells that grow hair
- dim bulbA person who is slow-witted or stupid.
- Edison bulba type of lightbulb that mimics the appearance of bulbs and filaments and light produced by early light bulbs of Edison General Electric during the introductory period of electric lighting
- wet bulb temperatureThe temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.
- tulip bulbA specialized underground stem that stores food and contains the components of a tulip plant.
- urethral bulbThe enlarged proximal part of the corpus spongiosum.
- light bulb jokeAny joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.
- hot bulbAn internal combustion engine in which the fuel is ignited by hot, compressed gas rather than a spark
- bulb teeA T-beam with a web (vertical section) thickened into a bulbous part at its lower edge.
- lamp bulbA light bulb.
- bulb-outsplural of bulb-out: A traffic calming measure that widens the sidewalk for a short distance.
- dry bulb temperatureTemperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- light bulb jokesplural of light bulb joke: Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.
- bulb teesplural of bulb tee: A T-beam with a web (vertical section) thickened into a bulbous part at its lower edge.
- curb bulbSynonym of bulb-out (“a traffic calming measure that widens the sidewalk for a short distance”)
- bulb hornsplural of bulb horn: A small horn, containing a reed, operated by squeezing a rubber bulb.
- not the brightest bulbAlternative form of not the brightest bulb in the chandelier: Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.
- dry bulb temperaturesplural of dry bulb temperature: Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- light-bulb momentA moment of enlightenment, inspiration or sudden realization.
- light-bulb momentsplural of light-bulb moment: A moment of enlightenment, inspiration or sudden realization.
Compound words 36
- bulbousHaving the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
- bulbarRelating to, or having the form of, a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.
- flashbulbA glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
- bulbophileA person who is obsessed with bulb plants.
- pseudobulbA storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
- bulbheadedHaving a head shaped like or resembling a bulb.
- bulboidShaped like a bulb.
- rebulbTo change the bulb in (a light fitting).
- bulbalSynonym of bulbar: Relating to, or having the form of, a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.
- bulbitisinflammation of the bulbous part of the urethra