bulb
noun/bʌlb/
Frequency rank: #6,330 most common English word
Meaning
A glass globe that produces light when electricity passes through it; also the rounded underground part of certain plants.
Example sentence
Please replace the broken bulb in the lamp so we can see better at night.
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