Noun : the bulb of a thermometer. ,olfactory bulb; bulb of urethra. From Dictionary.com.
Liebig's five-bulbed apparatus, seen lying on the table in the portrait photograph. From Wordnik.com. [Von Liebig, Justus] Reference
When will you dim-bulbed dems realize that the Gov't can't run anything efficiently. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, top Dems to tackle health reform alternatives] Reference
Albuca spiralis, belonging to the Liliaceae family, are bulbed plants with spiral leaves. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They say Guinness should be served at 39 to 43 degrees in a pint glass with bulbed "tulip" top. From Wordnik.com. [Ad Track: Brewers hope beer lovers party on St. Pat's] Reference
This member of the bulbed mesembryanthemum family has a pair of fleshy leaves from which flowers appear. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Plastic bulbed nails can be stuck in the holes as a launching point for Zoob, Kuncklestrutz and similar toys. From Wordnik.com. [Review: Nilo Multi-Activity Table | Thingamababy] Reference
Every propane wallop sent a man-sized streak of flame into the open throat of the nylon that bulbed out above us. From Wordnik.com. [Underworld] Reference
He therefore withdrew from an inner pocket an odd object with little waving legs and a rubber-bulbed horn for a body. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows]
On another note, I was recently relieved to see that the Old Town Bar sign was finally back in place, newly bulbed-up. From Wordnik.com. [Who Will Save the Signs?] Reference
Up above, old fashioned big bulbed Christmas lights followed a pleasing, if not terribly symmetrical, course along the house?. From Wordnik.com. [White Christmas Lights: The Return of Ticky-Tacky? | PopPolitics.com] Reference
Now he's trying to appeal to the average American's dim-bulbed idea of bad guys vs. good guys by saying that the world is better off without Hussein no matter how we did it. From Wordnik.com. [7/31/03 Columbia County, NY (9] Reference
The Mondel Chocolates shop, on the corner of 114th Street and Broadway, runs roughly the length of its one long, dual-bulbed fluorescent light fixture, which casts a glare over countless handwritten signs listing the infrequently changed prices for Mondel chocolates, and on a sepia-toned list on the wall in the back corner of the cramped shop. From Wordnik.com. [Thank You, Kate] Reference
Her first outfit was a blinking, light bulbed leotard. From Wordnik.com. [Vibe] Reference
The only difference between those and this prototype is a bulbed base. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
This is a type of bulbed funnel that's easy to cover with filter cloth. From Wordnik.com. [MAKE Magazine] Reference
Adorned with outdoor sculptures, colorful public art installations and for now red-bulbed. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
Ecuador has long been a major exporter of big bulbed, colourful flowers that please the eye and the nose. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
There are little microscopic hairs in each canal that senses the change are all on a bulbed end in the canals. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Monday-Friday through Aug. 20 for work to create a bulbed intersection, a widened sidewalk and improve drainage. From Wordnik.com. [Chico Enterprise-Record Most Viewed] Reference
It was written primarily for the bulb based lights, but LED strings should work even better than the bulbed ones. From Wordnik.com. [MAKE Magazine] Reference
The must-do walk is through St. Stephen's Green, particularly on crisp spring days as the bulbed flowers burst into bloom. From Wordnik.com. [The Buffalo News: Home] Reference
Napolitano mumbled some half-hearted, dim-bulbed, response admitting that "to the degree" that some were offended by it some mysterious "apology is owed.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Personally, I love simplistic, somewhat imperfect art, so I tend to prefer my illustrations that are more facile and spontaneous (think: defective and dim-bulbed). From Wordnik.com. [Lost At E Minor: For creative people] Reference
Dandelion leaves contain abundant amounts of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamins A, C and K. and are good sources of calcium in a photographed this elegant parchute bulbed dandelion pictured above these flowers are quite beautiful … and even magical!. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Instead of hurrying out to the suburbs on the 6: 17 train, to mow the lawn and admire the fireflies, here he was watching the more dazzling fireflies of the city -- the electric signs which were already bulbed wanly against the rich orange of the falling sun. From Wordnik.com. [In the Sweet Dry and Dry] Reference
I’ve had friends who had bulbed noses and while their father had pretty much a WC Fields’ style nose it tended to give them a friendly and jovial appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Big Nose, Little Nose, Young Nose, Blue Nose « Colleen Anderson] Reference
It is essentially a bulbed tube drawn out to a jet at its lower end, and having on each side of the bulb a mark so placed that when the surface of the liquid falls from the upper to the lower mark the instrument shall deliver exactly 100 c.c. The bore of the jet should be of such a size as will allow the level of the liquid to fall at the rate of about one foot in two minutes. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
The weak-bulbed bedside lamp was on. From Wordnik.com. [Total War]
I love the bare-bulbed light fixture. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
"fairly" big and would be "bulbed.". From Wordnik.com. [Salem News] Reference
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