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The female flowers, which have a slight bulge at the base, will eventually turn into fruit.
HOW DO GIANT PUMPKINS GROW SO BIG?JASON BITTELOCTOBER 18, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Naked wires that once ran between devices and the speakers near your ears all grew an unsightly bulge packed with controls for navigating audio, answering phone calls, and adjusting the volume.
SENNHEISER IE 300 REVIEW: A NEW OLD-SCHOOL APPROACH TO AUDIOROBERTO BALDWINSEPTEMBER 8, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
A bulge in a washing machine or dishwasher hose, for example, means it is ready to burst.
IS YOUR HOUSE SAFE? USE THIS CHECKLIST TO FIND OUT.JEAN FEINGOLDSEPTEMBER 7, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
From proximity, the bulge shown in the previous view from Sterling morphs into a well-defined hook echo, which is indicative of a small area of rotation called a mesocyclone.
EXPLAINING THE TORNADO WARNING AND STORM DAMAGE IN D.C. ON THURSDAY NIGHTJEFFREY HALVERSON, JASON SAMENOW, IAN LIVINGSTONJULY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST
In some geckos, the tumors grew into large bulges that could make it difficult for the animals to move and could get infected if ruptured.
HOW A GECKO NAMED MR. FROSTY COULD HELP SHED NEW LIGHT ON SKIN CANCERMARIA TEMMINGJUNE 24, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
He too, then, was awake and restless, for I saw the canvas sides bulge this way and that as he moved within.
THREE MORE JOHN SILENCE STORIESALGERNON BLACKWOOD
The temples and dome of the head seemed to bulge, as if there was too much inside for the strength of the restraining walls.
SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND
Presently the bulge of the boat's bow glanced along the ship's side, and Joe flung his painter.
THE CHEQUERSJAMES RUNCIMAN
No helicopters swung their blades above; there were only the bulge of a conning tower and the heavy inset glasses of the lookouts.
ASTOUNDING STORIES, MAY, 1931VARIOUS
After she had tripped over two large paving-stones that had met in an upward bulge, she took more note of detail.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BULGE

  • bulge
  • bump
  • convexedness
  • convexity
  • dune
  • elevation
  • eminence
  • excrescence
  • gibbosity
  • hill
  • hummock
  • hunch
  • knap
  • knob
  • knurl
  • kyphosis
  • mound
  • prominence
  • protrusion
  • protuberance
  • ridge
  • swell
  • tumescence
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