a bulbous nose

  • 1bulbous — adjective Date: 1578 1. having a bulb ; growing from or bearing bulbs 2. resembling a bulb especially in roundness < a bulbous nose > • bulbously adverb …

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  • 2bulbous — bul|bous [ˈbʌlbəs] adj fat, round, and unattractive ▪ a bulbous nose …

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  • 3bulbous — adjective fat and round and unattractive: a bulbous nose …

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  • 4nose — I n. 1) to blow; wipe one s nose 2) to pick one s nose 3) an aquiline, Roman; bulbous; pug, snub, turned up nose 4) a bloody; running, runny nose (the child has a runny nose) 5) through the nose (to breathe through the nose) 6) a nose bleeds;&#8230; …

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  • 5nose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong ▪ little, small, tiny …

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  • 6nose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of smell] Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages,&#8230; …

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  • 7bulbous — bul|bous [ bʌlbəs ] adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion: the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose …

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  • 8bulbous — [[t]bʌ̱lbəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is bulbous is round and fat in a rather ugly way. ...his bulbous purple nose …

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  • 9bulbous — UK [ˈbʌlbəs] / US adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose …

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  • 10bulbous — adj. Bulbous is used with these nouns: ↑nose …

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