bulbous

Speech parts

1. bulbous - Noun

2. bulbous - Adjective

3. bulbous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bulging bellied bellying protuberant bulgy bulblike bulb-shaped oval botanical conic bunchy conical annular peninsular round
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Antonyms

reedy drawn skeletal dipped sunken attenuated
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Phrases with the word

bulbous vessel bulbous eyes bulbous muzzle bulbous nose bulbous snout

Examples

A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me? Captain Beefheart

According to Kesey, "Without Faye, I would have been swept overboard by notoriety and weird, dope-fueled ideas and flower-child girls with beamy eyes and bulbous breasts." citation Esquire Magazine (September 1992). Source: Internet

Advanced designs such as the bulbous bow assist in decreasing wave resistance. Source: Internet

Coming from Nina Ricci, where he was creative director for four years, Henry brings his artistic sensibility to Patou with bulbous silhouettes (see the oversized bow velvet mini dress) and playful feather trims on skirts and sleeves. Source: Internet

After the big banks crashed our economy and drove away in their Bentleys with their bulbous bonuses, it’s unbelievable that Congress would change the rules and let them start all over. Source: Internet

He plucks mandarinquats with molten-orange skin, bulbous bodies, and bottlenecks where the fruit narrows to meet its stem. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bulbotuber bulbourethral bulbourethral gland bulbous buttercup bulbous eyes bulbous iris