bulge

Speech parts

1. bulge - Noun

2. bulge - Verb

Meaning

A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.

The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.

To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.

To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

start bulk pop prominence bag pouch bump protrude hump protrusion extrusion swelling protuberance excrescence jut
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Antonyms

cup oriel bursa dimple nook basin
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Hypernyms

project projection swell deform protrude jut

Hyponyms

mogul nub bulk belly wart snag

Phrases with the word

eye bulge curb bulge abdominal bulge inion bulge eyeball bulge heart bulge

Derivatives

bulged bulging

Anagrams

bugle

Examples

My soul is wrapped in harsh repose, Midnight descends in raven-colored clothes, But soft... behold! A sunlight beam Butting a swath of glimmering gleam. My heart expands, 'tis grown a bulge in it, Inspired by your beauty... Effulgent. Joss Whedon

But if our afflictions were heavy, we could take comfort in the knowledge that the enemy's outweighed our own. So severe were his losses that none of those divisions committed in the Bulge was ever effective again. Omar Bradley

Lincoln made mistakes. Roosevelt made mistakes. Eisenhower made mistakes. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest intelligence failure in American military history, much bigger than any in Vietnam or now. We didn't know that the Soviets were moving 400,000 or 500,000 troops. We missed it. Rudy Giuliani

There's nothing more frustrating than pulling on your favorite jeans - only to see there's a bit of extra bulge above the waist. Denise Austin

His eyes popped Source: Internet

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Bulgarophile Bulgarophone Bulgary bulge in the onion bag bulge out bulge the onion bag