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1 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.)2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.)3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.)•- bulbous -
2 lampshade
noun (a cover for a light-bulb, made of eg cloth, paper or metal, which lessens, softens or directs the light coming from it.) lampaskermur -
3 dud
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4 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) hárfínn þráður
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light bulb — light ,bulb noun count a glass object that you put in an electric light to produce light. A light bulb is often simply called a bulb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
light bulb — light bulbs N COUNT A light bulb or bulb is the round glass part of an electric light or lamp which light shines from. Syn: bulb … English dictionary
light bulb — also lightbulb, 1884, from LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.) + BULB (Cf. bulb) … Etymology dictionary
light bulb moment — A light bulb moment is when you have a sudden realisation about something, like the light bulbs used to indicate an idea in cartoons … The small dictionary of idiomes
light bulb — n ↑filament, ↑thread the glass object inside a lamp that produces light and has to be replaced regularly = ↑bulb … Dictionary of contemporary English
light bulb — light′ bulb n. elm an electric light bulb; incandescent lamp • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
light bulb — ► NOUN ▪ a glass bulb containing inert gas, fitted into a lamp or ceiling socket, which provides light when an electric current is passed through it … English terms dictionary
light bulb — noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑lightbulb, ↑bulb, ↑incandescent lamp, ↑electric light,… … Useful english dictionary
light bulb — lightbulb lightbulb, light bulb light bulb . A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light when heated by passage of electricity through the filament; used as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light bulb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms light bulb : singular light bulb plural light bulbs a glass object that you put in an electric light to produce light. A light bulb is often simply called a bulb … English dictionary
light bulb moment — A light bulb moment is when you have a sudden realisation about something, like the light bulbs used to indicate an idea in cartoons. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A light bulb moment is when you have a sudden moment of inspiration,… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
