bulbous
adjective
bul·bous
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Definition of bulbous
1
: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs
2
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness
a bulbous nose
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Examples of bulbous in a Sentence
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The ship’s bulbous prow thrust upward, riding a ledge, penguins scattering in its path. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019 This balanced juggling of topics—of maniacally cackling teen aliens, galactic-stakes battles over the universe, and bulbous creatures who both roll around in and vomit entire pizza pies—is not an easy thing to pull off. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus," 16 Aug. 2019 The ship’s bulbous prow thrust upward, riding a ledge, penguins scattering in its path. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military-industrial complex," 2 Aug. 2019 On a sidewalk in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, outside Saint Michael’s Church, Maritza Xalanda, 13, asked for her mother’s help to tie on a giant mask, completing her costume as an old man with a bulbous nose and a long white beard. — Raúl Vilchis, New York Times, "Breaking a Mexican Tradition That Excludes Women, to Keep It Alive in Brooklyn," 27 July 2019 The animal stretches just five-and-a-half inches long and, because of its bulbous head, looks a bit like a tiny whale. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "This New Shark Species Looks Like a Tiny Sperm Whale," 22 July 2019 This transmogrifying vertebrate features a bulbous crimson vessel awkwardly attached to one element — a long, swollen form that seems at once phallic and uterine. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: In ‘COLA 2019,’ the city of L.A. gives its artists a place to sound off," 18 June 2019 The 15th studio album from psych-rock outfit the Flaming Lips began not as a record but as a shiny art installation in the shape of a bulbous head, where fans could crawl inside, lie down, and listen to snippets of music. — Alex Suskind, EW.com, "The twisted story behind the Flaming Lips' psychedelic King's Mouth artwork," 19 July 2019 Then the bulbous growths on the ends of the mycelia burst, releasing even more spores into the air, to infect even more unsuspecting ants. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Zombifying fungus bypasses the brain to make ants its puppets, study finds," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bulbous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bulbous
bulbous
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bulbous
: big and round often in an unattractive way
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bulbous
adjective
bul·bous
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Kids Definition of bulbous
: round or swollen
a bulbous nose
bulbous
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bul·bous
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Medical Definition of bulbous
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part
the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair
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