rebulb

R1E1B3U1L1B3

verb

To change the bulb in (a light fitting).

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbrebulb (third-person singular simple present rebulbs, present participle rebulbing, simple past and past participle rebulbed)

present singular third person rebulbs · participle present rebulbing · participle past rebulbed · past rebulbed

  1. transitiveTo change the bulb in (a light fitting).

    Furthermore, multiple levels of ceiling cove lighting were rewired, then the fixtures rebulbed, as restorers say, returning the illumination to a glory not seen for 50 years, Mr. Tarozzi said.

    2009 February 12, Glenn Collins, “Restored to the Glamour of Its Vaudeville Days”, in New York Times

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APA

rebulb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebulb

MLA

“rebulb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebulb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebulb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebulb.

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