noun
1 part of an electric lamp
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric
▪ light
▪ 100-watt , 60-watt , etc.
▪ bare , naked
▪ single
▪ bright , dim
▪
A single dim light ~ lit the room.
▪ energy-efficient , energy-saving ( esp. BrE ), low-energy ( esp. BrE )
▪ fluorescent , incandescent
▪ halogen
▪ clear , coloured/colored
VERB + BULB
▪ change , replace
▪
Switch the light off before you change the ~.
▪ remove , unscrew
▪
Can you remove the ~ and replace it with an energy-efficient one?
BULB + VERB
▪ light sth
▪
The room was lit only by a single 40-watt light ~.
▪ go
▪
I think the ~ is going to go. It's been flickering all evening.
▪ flicker
▪ flash , go off
▪
Red and green ~s flashed on and off.
▪
There was a startled look on his face when the flashbulb went off.
▪ hang
▪
A single electric light ~ hung from the ceiling.
▪ last
▪
These new ~s last much longer than the ordinary ones.
2 round plant root
ADJECTIVE
▪ flower
▪ spring , spring-flowering , summer , summer-flowering
▪ daffodil , tulip , etc.
VERB + BULB
▪ place , plant
▪
I'm planting some ~s for next year.
▪
Place the ~s close together.
▪ dig up , take up
▪ grow
▪ water
▪
She usually waters the indoor ~s once a week.
BULB + VERB
▪ grow
▪ flower
▪ sprout