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gibbousness

noun

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

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Word length
11
Starts with
G
Ends with
S
Contains
IB
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

    “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

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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

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