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bulge

noun verb

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

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Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
E
Contains
UL
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

bʌldʒ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

    “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

verb

  1. cause to bulge or swell outwards

verb

  1. swell or protrude outwards

    “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”

verb

  1. bulge outward

    “His eyes popped”

verb

  1. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

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Example Sentences

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
the hump of a camel
he stood on the rocky prominence
the occipital protuberance was well developed
the bony excrescence between its horns
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
His eyes popped

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