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bulb

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bulb (noun)
  2. bulb- (combining form)
  3. bulb of the penis (noun)
  4. bulb of the vestibule (noun)
  5. end bulb (noun)
  6. hair bulb (noun)
  7. Krause's end-bulb (noun)
  8. olfactory bulb (noun)
  9. wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer (noun)

bulb

noun \ˈbəlb\

Definition of BULB

1
: a rounded dilation or expansion of something cylindrical <the bulb of a thermometer>; especially : a rounded or pear-shaped enlargement on a small base <the bulb of an eyedropper>
2
: a rounded part: as a : a rounded enlargement of one end of a part—see bulb of the penis, bulb of the vestibule, end bulb, hair bulb, olfactory bulb b : medulla oblongata; broadly : the hindbrain exclusive of the cerebellum c : a thick-walled muscular enlargement of the pharynx of certain nematode worms

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