Thesaurus results for LIGHT BULB

light bulb

noun

Definition of light bulb

as in candle

a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity change a light bulb that has burned out

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Recent Examples of light bulb The difference is not much—the equivalent of removing one light bulb from a board of 10,000 of them—but that’s enough for sensitive telescopes to detect. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 July 2026 One of his two wins came in the Pennsylvania Derby last year and his fans thought the light bulb had come on for good. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 No more waiting for the light bulb to turn on. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 By the second day of braiding, a light bulb went off in her engineer's brain. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for light bulb

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Noun

Her representatives asked her fans to light a candle in her honor and to donate to her charity, Gloria’s Foundation.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Her representatives asked her fans to light a candle in her honor and for donations to be made to her charity, Gloria’s Foundation.

— Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of candle

Noun

Pancho’s brother called up the leaders of the self-defense milita, and soon 200 men were combing the hills by flashlight.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
This all-in-one portable vehicle jumpstarter also works as a flashlight and power bank, giving you multiple handy functions in one compact device.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashlight

Noun

Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
The Princess of Wales added a fashionable flair to the look with a pair of stone chandelier earrings by Lauren by Ralph Lauren.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of chandelier

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The authors concluded by noting the research potential of revisiting other early technologies using the tools of modern materials science, such as vacuum tubes, arc lamps, and early X-ray tubes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Jan. 2026
The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.

— Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024

Definition of arc lamp

Noun

The law prohibits the sale and distribution of screw-base and bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps.

— Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Restrictions on pin-base compact fluorescent and linear fluorescent lamps are set to begin in 2027.

— Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026

Definition of fluorescent lamp

Noun

At the beginning of the twentieth century, oil markets were threatened by the transition away from kerosene and gas lighting towards electric light.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
On the city’s end, officials promised improved lighting in that area and also positioned surveillance cameras at the intersection of 20th and L Streets.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.

— James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025

Definition of incandescent lamp

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