bulge
noun
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump.
bulges
Example Sentences
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Adjacent to the bookstore, the untitled work bends and bulges on a plywood structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Unlike the familiar bulges associated with communication sites, these swellings were not synapses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yet the main virtues of the sculpture are its forms themselves: the folds, bulges and edges, and the work’s color—off-off-white for the vessel-like part and simple box base with a bulging layer between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The downdrafts can become so severe that air is forced beneath the cloud, creating large bulges of air and water droplets.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
Behind the compound are a few tall towers with bulges at the top—I don’t know why, but I think of the control room when I see them, and wonder if that’s what they are.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
