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bulbous

[buhl-buhs] / ˈbʌl bəs /


ADJECTIVE
jutting
Synonyms




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The beaches are empty, and he can concentrate on the beeping in his bulbous yellow headphones, which grows louder as the coil gets closer to metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It featured floral motifs on fabrics or as accessories, while sculptural bulbous dresses were inspired by the work of Kenya-born ceramicist Magdelene Odundo.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

They’re uncomfortably wedged into black dress shoes, with bulbous flesh spilling out over the edges.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Where there used to be rusting rolling stock and derelict sidings, there is now a swish shopping centre, smart restaurants and the oddly bulbous, 42-storey Belgrade Tower.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Chloe and I go to a field near a big, bulbous discharge facility, and I try painting the landscape in fall.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson