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- noun Plural form of
bulb .
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Examples
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These subterranean palaces and vaulted cloisters, which we call bulbs, are no more roots than the blade of grass is a root, in which the ear of corn forms before it shoots up.
Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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The phase-out of inefficient bulbs is gradual — the 60-watt incandescent, the most commonly used bulb, can be sold until 2014.
How many legislators does it take to change a lightbulb law? 2010
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Update At Get Energy Smart, A. Siegel relates how Will's new discussion of compact fluorescent light bulbs is riddled with errors and misinformation.
Wonk Room » George Will’s Latest Denier Column Links To Global Boiling Document 2009
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The working team claims that the heat of the bulbs is weak and does not affect the temple.
Global Voices in English » Cambodia: Controversial Angkor Wat lighting project 2009
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Installation of these high-tech LED light bulbs is easy.
Remote-Controlled LED Light Bulbs Offer 7 Shades of White | Inhabitat 2009
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Remove the white bulbs from the green onion stalks.
Musha Izakaya 2008
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I bring Mogul bulbs from the USA as they are unavailable here, and use either a variable transformer or voltage regulator to step the voltage down if I am in an environment of 130 volts or higher.
voltage 2008
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Apparently, this particular brand will often arrive broken and getting replacements for its bulbs is also a huge hassle.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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Kunst says one of his favorite bulbs is Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), which was introduced to him by his first-grade teacher.
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Remove the white bulbs from the green onion stalks.
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