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bulb vs light bulb

Both 'bulb' and 'light bulb' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Bulb' typically refers to the part of a plant that grows underground and produces a new plant, while 'light bulb' specifically refers to the device that produces light when electricity flows through it.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 725 views

bulb

The term 'bulb' is correct and commonly used to refer to the part of a plant that grows underground and produces a new plant.

Use 'bulb' when referring to the underground part of a plant that contains the embryonic plant and serves as a storage organ.

Examples:

Tulip bulbs are planted in the fall for spring blooms.
Onions grow from bulbs in the ground.

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I will tighten the bulb later.
1910 - Eveready introduced the tungsten filament bulb.
The bulb of a Jerusalem Tulip.
Do not worry, it's the bulb.
It's a life-saver, that bulb!
It's the only bulb that works.
Right after you change this bulb.
I suspect he may be tempted just to take the bulb out.
It does when it's being heated by a 60-watt bulb.
Just one infected bulb and they'll all go.
They have stolen the bulb again.
I noticed your bulb was out.
Get a ladder and change the bulb.
Assuming we have the right bulb.
An existentialist would never change the bulb.
You're glowing like a thousand-watt bulb.
It disables the olfactory bulb in my limbic system.
I flipped a switch and the bulb popped.
Like a lilac bulb bursting through the winter snow...
I think the bulb's been broken.

Alternatives:

plant bulb
flower bulb
vegetable bulb
bulbous plant

light bulb

The term 'light bulb' is correct and specifically refers to the device that produces light when electricity flows through it.

Use 'light bulb' when referring to the device that emits light when connected to an electrical power source.

Examples:

I need to replace the light bulb in the lamp.
LED light bulbs are energy-efficient.

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We invented the light bulb, steamboat and cotton gin.
With this we can use a light bulb.
It's a little light bulb that blinks.
It's like flying inside a light bulb.
So they had a broken light bulb.
Today, it's as easy as changing a light bulb.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
It's like a light bulb being powered by a nuclear reactor.
Mr. Gilmore's light bulb is bothering him.
Well, then, get him another light bulb.
He fashions a rudimentary kiln using that light bulb and a sardine can.
He smashed the light bulb in his cell.
When Edison invented the light bulb, pretty much looked like this.
But I just need you to change one light bulb first.
The light bulb went off alone last night.
The bomb maker used the base of a small light bulb.
And using an emulsion bomb with a light bulb initiator.
This is a 20-watt light bulb.
Unfortunately, we have some light bulb changes.
For example, Philips invented the light bulb at home and Bill Gates started developing software from his garage.

Alternatives:

lamp bulb
electric bulb
bulb

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