bulb

NOUN /bəlb/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bulb is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1L1B3
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does bulb mean?

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

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

2

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

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3

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

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4

Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop.

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5

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

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6

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

“the bulb of a syringe”

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Anagrams of bulb

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