The phrase "as a bulb" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are making a comparison or describing something that functions similarly to a bulb, often in terms of illumination or growth.
Example: "The new LED lights work efficiently, illuminating the room as a bulb would."
Alternatives: "like a bulb" or "similar to a bulb."
His earliest poems can deal with something as commonplace as a bulb of garlic, a potato, or an overcoat fallen on the floor.
"Carlton" is as close to being completely reliable as a bulb can be, and you can get 25 for £9.99 from Suttons now if you act quickly (suttons.co.uk).
Specifically, the Whome Bulb claims an 80Hz~20KHz sound range, including decent bass, and has been engineered to solve the overheating problem that comes with doubling up as a bulb and being relatively small.
Saturday and March 8: Winter Bulb Festival, coinciding with the peak bloom of the South African bulb collection, as well as a bulb sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, at UC Irvine Arboretum, corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road, UC Irvine, (714) 824-5833.
Friends say that, when Dr Smalley hit on this crusade, it was not just as though a light-bulb had flashed on.
The bulb was sold as a "bug bulb," but every morning I find the remains of flying insects all around the porch, as well as webs from the spiders that prey on them.
They smile back in a special way, as though a bulb has been switched on inside them.
He said after a child was hit by a speeding car and killed on 17th Street in Chelsea several years ago, his firm worked with Community Board 4 and other Chelsea residents who put large planters with flowers in the street, to create the same area as a street curb extension that's commonly known as a "bulb-out".
Riblets from an herbed rack of lamb were nicely pink as ordered; a bulb of deliciously oozy roasted garlic and red potatoes finished the dish.
I also wear thick gloves so as to avoid lacerating myself if a bulb shatters, as they sometimes do.
These may form a bulb (as in the onion and lily), a head (cabbage, lettuce), or a rosette (dandelion, plantain).
