bare bulb

Frequency: 6.26.5 per million words

A light bulb without a lampshade or cover.

Categories:

Examples (10)

  • A single bare bulb hung from a wire in the center of the room.
  • The interrogation room was lit by one harsh, bare bulb.
  • He lived in a stark, simple room, with just a bare bulb for light.
  • She had to squint against the glare of the single bare bulb.
  • The unfinished basement was illuminated by a series of dusty bare bulbs.
  • Moths danced around the lonely bare bulb on the porch.
  • They decided to replace the depressing bare bulb with a proper lampshade.
  • In the attic, a single bare bulb cast long, dancing shadows.
  • The artist preferred the honest, unfiltered light from a bare bulb in his studio.
  • The only source of light in the shed was a low-wattage bare bulb.