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bulbed

bulbed

1 7.5
Having a rounded, swollen shape like an onion
  • adjective
  • /bʌlbd/
: bulboso
  • In the dark kitchen, the bulbed light flickered before illuminating the entire room.

Examples

  • But the woman's true strength emerged in the region above the ever-so-slightly bulbed nose.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The artist painted a vibrant canvas of bulbed flowers that bloomed in the spring sunshine.

  • The bulbed roots of the plant store nutrients, allowing it to survive in harsh conditions.

Synonyms

bulbous
vsbulbed
10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is about having a swollen rounded part that simply resembles that general shape
bulb-shaped
vsbulbed
1 3.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a plant bulb

is the general term for having a swollen rounded part rather than exact form
bulblike
vsbulbed
1 6.0

Round and swollen at the base like an onion

is broader and covers any swollen rounded part rather than only simple shapes

Surface Forms

bulbed positive

Morphology

bulbed = bulb (transparent) = bulb + ed

The adjective is a straightforward result of adding '-ed' to the noun 'bulb', meaning 'having a bulb' or 'bulbous'.

Etymology

Bulbed comes from the common word bulb, which first meant an 'onion' and then came to mean any rounded, swollen shape. So something bulbed has a rounded or swollen part like a plant bulb or a light bulb.