bul·bous

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• bul´bous|ly — bul|bous «BUHL buhs», adjective. 1. shaped like a bulb; rounded and swelling: »The clown had a bulbous red nose. SYNONYM(S): protuberant. 2. having bulbs; growing from bulbs: »Daffodils are bulbous plants. SYNONYM(S): tuberous. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• bul|bous — «BUHL buhs», adjective. 1. shaped like a bulb; rounded and swelling: »The clown had a bulbous red nose. SYNONYM(S): protuberant. 2. having bulbs; growing from bulbs: »Daffodils are bulbous plants. SYNONYM(S): tuberous. ╂[< Latin bulbōsus (with …   Useful english dictionary

• bous — bous·sin·gaul·tia; bous·sin·gaul·tite; bul·bous; bul·bous·ly; co·rym·bous; ep·i·lo·bous; gib·bous; glo·bous; he·li·oph·o·bous; in·cu·bous; ni·o·bous; om·broph·o·bous; plum·bous; pro·lo·bous; suc·cu·bous; tany·lo·bous; xe·roph·o·bous; yt·ter·bous; …   English syllables

• bul — ba·bul; bul; bul·ba·ceous; bul·bar; bul·bil; bul·bo·cap·nine; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·nous; bul·bo·chae·te; bul·bo·co·di·um; bul·bose; bul·bo·urethral; bul·bous; bul·bous·ly; bul·bul; bul·bul; bul·bus; bul·gar·ia; bul·gar·ic;… …   English syllables

• bulbous — bul·bous …   English syllables

• bulbously — bul·bous·ly …   English syllables

• bulbous — bul·bous bəl bəs adj resembling a bulb esp. in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part <the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair> * * * bul·bous (bulґbəs) 1. bulbar. 2. bulboid. 3. bearing or arising from a bulb …   Medical dictionary

• bulbous — bul•bous [[t]ˈbʌl bəs[/t]] adj. 1) bulb shaped 2) bot having or growing from bulbs • Etymology: 1570–80; < L bulbōsus. See bulb, ous bul′bous•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• bulbous — bul|bous [ˈbʌlbəs] adj fat, round, and unattractive ▪ a bulbous nose …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bulbous — bul|bous [ bʌlbəs ] adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion: the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English