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bulbed

bulbed

7.5
Having a rounded, swollen shape like an onion
  • adjective
  • /bʌlbd/
translation icon : 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
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
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.