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BULBOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curving outward
Synonyms:
bellied; bellying; bulbous; bulging; bulgy; protuberant
Classified under:
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
Derivation:
bulb (a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Shaped like a bulb
Synonyms:
bulb-shaped; bulblike; bulbous
Classified under:
Similar:
circular; round (having the shape or form of a circle)
Derivation:
bulb (a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end))
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