bulb - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)

Synonyms

• bulb

More generic

• part
• portion

Related

• mercury thermometer
• mercury-in-glass thermometer
• syringe

Noun

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

Synonyms

• bulb
• electric light
• electric-light bulb
• incandescent lamp
• light bulb
• lightbulb

More generic

• electric lamp

Related

• filament

Noun

a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

Synonyms

• bulb

More generic

• anatomical structure
• bodily structure
• body structure
• complex body part
• structure

Noun

lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

Synonyms

• bulb
• medulla
• medulla oblongata

More generic

• neural structure

Related

• respiratory center

Related

• brain stem
• brain-stem
• brainstem

Noun

a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

Synonyms

• bulb

More generic

• stalk
• stem

More specific

• bulbil
• bulblet
• onion
• shallot
• squill

Noun

anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

Synonyms

• bulb

More generic

• round shape

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