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01
bol, ui
the ball-shaped root of some plants that grows anew every year
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She discovered a forgotten bulb of garlic in the pantry and decided to use it in her recipe.
Ze ontdekte een vergeten bol knoflook in de voorraadkamer en besloot deze in haar recept te gebruiken.
The gardener dug a hole and gently placed the bulb of an onion into the soil.
De tuinman groef een gat en plaatste voorzichtig de bol van een ui in de grond.
02
a glass enclosure containing a filament or other light-emitting element, producing illumination when electrically powered
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The light bulb in the hallway burned out.
He replaced the old bulb with a new LED one.
03
the lower part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord
Voorbeelden
The bulb controls essential autonomic functions.
Damage to the bulb can be fatal.
04
a rounded enlargement at one end of an instrument or tool, often serving as a grip or functional part
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The thermometer has a bulb at its base.
The bulb of the syringe contains the liquid to be injected.
05
a rounded swelling, dilation, or expansion in a tube, canal, or organ
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The doctor identified a bulb in the intestinal tract.
The bulb of the urethra is enlarged in certain conditions.
06
any object with a rounded, often teardrop-like shape
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The sculpture had a bulb at its base.
The handle ends in a bulb for easier gripping.
Lexicale Boom
bulblet
bulblike
bulbous
bulb
