n.
1.a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
2.electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
3.a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
4.lower or hindmost part of the brain
5.a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
Idiom of the Day
putty in (someone's) hands
to be easily influenced by someone else
The children are like putty in the hands of the new teacher.