bulge (noun)

  • 41saddlebag — noun Date: 1742 1. one of a pair of covered pouches laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle 2. a bulge of lumpy fat in the outer area of the upper thighs …

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  • 42torus — noun (plural tori) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, protuberance, bulge, torus molding Date: 1563 1. a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column 2. the thickening of a membrane closing a… …

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  • 43pseudobulge — noun A small galaxy that is easily mistaken as a bulge of a larger one …

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  • 44hooded seal — noun /ˈhʊdɪd siːl/ An arctic seal, Cystophora christata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose …

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  • 45protuberance — noun A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes. Ever since their creation the Daleks have been attempting to conquer and enslave as much of the universe as they could get their grubby little protuberances on. See Also: protuberant …

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  • 46platybasia — noun A developmental condition characterized by an upward bulge in the base of the posterior cranial fossa …

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  • 47lava dome — noun A roughly circular mound shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano. Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos, but are common in stratovolcanos because the latter have more silicic magmas …

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  • 48stiffy — noun /ˈstɪfi/ a) An erection of the penis. Freds got a bulge in his pants you can tell hes got a stiffy. b) A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer shell. Never leave home without a spare stiffy disc in your bag. Syn …

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  • 49bunion — noun A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin …

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  • 50stellar disk — noun the flat part of a spiral galaxy around the central bulge …

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