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bulbous

[ buhl-buhs ]

adjective

  1. bulb-shaped; bulging.
  2. having or growing from bulbs.


ˈܱdzܲ

/ ˈʌə /

adjective

  1. shaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging
  2. growing from or bearing bulbs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱdzܲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱbdzܲ· adverb
  • ԴDzbܱ·cdzܲ adjective
  • ԴDz·ܱbdzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bulbous1

From the Latin word ܱōܲ, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous
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Her right hand gripped the edge of a coffee table strewn with clutter: two lighters, a can of Coca-Cola, an ashtray containing three cigarette butts, a bulbous glass pipe, a small plastic bag.

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He opened the five-room exhibition with a bulbous, abstract painted sculpture suspended from the ceiling that nearly filled the space.

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After producing a ceiling lamp with a bulbous glass filament that rises from the center to evoke a water drop splashing in a pool, Beacon Custom Lighting followed with its Pond decanter.

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But on his face he wore huge glasses with a bulbous nose attached.

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The physician, Dr. Denis Burkitt, a native of Ireland who called himself a bush surgeon, showed slides of bulbous tumors that emerged along the jawline and occurred in tropical African regions where rainfall was high.

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