Lump vs Bulb - What's the difference?
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Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
A group, set, or unit.
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
A dull or lazy person.
(informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
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A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
To treat as a single unit; to group together.
Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
A light bulb.
The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
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(nautical) a bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
As nouns the difference between lump and bulb
is that lump is something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group while bulb is any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.As verbs the difference between lump and bulb
is that lump is to treat as a single unit; to group together while bulb is to take the shape of a bulb; to swell.lump
English
(wikipedia lump)Noun
(en noun)- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps .
- a lump''' of coal; a '''lump''' of clay; a '''lump of cheese
- The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
- Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
- Don't just sit there like a lump .
- He's taken his lumps over the years.
Derived terms
* lumpectomy * lump in one’s throat * lumpy * lump-sunHyponyms
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* *Verb
(en verb)- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
See also
* take one’s lumps * lump it * like it or lump itAnagrams
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English
Noun
(en noun)- the bulb of the aorta
- the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs .