Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
The property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
Cause to bulge or swell outwards
The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)