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bulbous

Also ܱ··dzܲ

[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

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Other Word Forms

  • bulbously adverb
  • nonbulbaceous adjective
  • nonbulbous adjective
  • ˈܱdzܲly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bulbous1

From the Latin word ܱōܲ, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous
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Where there used to be rusting rolling stock and derelict sidings, there is now a swish shopping centre, smart restaurants and the oddly bulbous, 42-storey Belgrade Tower.

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All the other types get double names, like butternut squash or acorn squash, but not the yellow kind with the bulbous bodies and thin curving necks.

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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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