bulging
English Thesaurus
1. curving or bulging outward (adj.all)
| similar | : | bell-shaped, |
| definition | : | having a convex shape that resembles a bell (adj.all) |
| similar | : | broken-backed, hogged, |
| definition | : | (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end (adj.all) |
| similar | : | convexo-concave, |
| definition | : | convex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gibbose, gibbous, |
| definition | : | (used of the moon) more than half full (adj.all) |
| similar | : | helmet-shaped, |
| definition | : | having the convex shape of a helmet (adj.all) |
| similar | : | planoconvex, |
| definition | : | flat on one side and convex on the other (adj.all) |
| also | : | protrusive, |
| definition | : | thrusting outward (adj.all) |
2. curving outward (adj.all)
| similar | : | protrusive, |
| definition | : | thrusting outward (adj.all) |
3. curving or bulging outward (adj.all)
| antonym | : | concave, |
| definition | : | curving inward (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | convexity, convexness, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a convex shape (noun.attribute) |
4. curving outward (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bulginess, roundedness, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a rounded convexity (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bulb, |
| definition | : | a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, |
| definition | : | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | protuberance, |
| definition | : | the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | form a rounded prominence (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge out or project (verb.stative) |
5. curving or bulging outward (adj.all)
| antonym | : | concave, |
| definition | : | curving inward (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | convexity, convexness, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a convex shape (noun.attribute) |
6. curving outward (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bulginess, roundedness, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a rounded convexity (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bulb, |
| definition | : | a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, |
| definition | : | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | protuberance, |
| definition | : | the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | form a rounded prominence (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge out or project (verb.stative) |
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