Used in a Sentence

bulbs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bulbs.

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I basically fought with myself for 3 days over finally spending $75 to upgrade sixteen 40 watt bulbs and seven 60 watt bulbs.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bulbs gathered in one view.

noun

A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

noun

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

noun

(nautical) A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bulbs.

noun

A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

noun

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

noun

(nautical) A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

noun

(dated, neuroanatomy) The medulla oblongata.

Example sentences

1

I basically fought with myself for 3 days over finally spending $75 to upgrade sixteen 40 watt bulbs and seven 60 watt bulbs.

2

However, if you say it's enough to power 1,000,000 light bulbs that's both ambiguous and not really useful.

3

My UVC bulbs deployed in a FL home water treatment system pipe out UV in the region of 253.7nm.

4

Incandescent bulbs are usually 60W but can be 40W for a reading lamp or 100W to light up a whole room.

5

What would be really nice is to have light bulbs that adjust both brightness and color temperature to mimic the sun.

6

I would argue that this difficulty is not more fundamental than difficulty of producing light bulbs by Edison.

7

Over the short term the price of gold, silver, subprime real estate, dutch tulip bulbs, pets.com stock etc.

8

Trancend’s bulbs differ from typical LED lights because they only use blue light.

9

We're aren't talking about just changing light bulbs, most people I know did that years ago.

10

Like, a few days ago, I finally ran out of my strategic supply of incandescent bulbs.

11

I use f.lux/redshift as well as red light bulbs at night, and sleep with blackout curtains.

12

Best interview I ever had involved light bulbs (this is only a slightly related anecdote).

Quote examples

1

My university application interview (for an electronics degree) consisted of a professor sitting in an office and asking "ok, lets talk about light bulbs.

2

I also bought the Philips Hue Lux bulbs for the cool factor ("Alexa, turn off all the lights") - but the jury's still out on them.

3

"Suppose there is a locked room with 3 light bulbs..." I hate brain teasers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bulbs in a sentence?

I basically fought with myself for 3 days over finally spending $75 to upgrade sixteen 40 watt bulbs and seven 60 watt bulbs.

What does bulbs mean?

A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

What part of speech is bulbs?

bulbs is commonly used as noun.