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Synonyms for light-bulb

All synonyms

Noun

1. Bulb — an evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light

bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, light globe, glow-lamp dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.

Related words

Phrases
light-bulb moment
Other spellings
light bulb lightbulb

Forms

Plural
light-bulbs → bulbs, glow-lamps, gooseberries…

Example sentences

  • bulb There's a myth that Edison invented the light bulb.
  • gooseberry Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.

By length

4 letters
bulb1
10 letters
gooseberry3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gooseberry3 = 3 syllables).