English words starting with bul

Meanings of Bulb:

noun

A rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter.

Usage examples:

Snowdrops hate having their roots disturbed, but dividing them in spring allows their roots to reco…

Meanings of Bulbil:

noun

A small bulblike structure, in particular one in the axil of a leaf, which may fall to form a new plant.

Usage examples:

If you look closely at the flower head you can see lots of bulbils forming - each one of those will…

Meanings of Bulbils:

noun

A small bulblike structure, in particular one in the axil of a leaf, which may fall to form a new plant.

Usage examples:

If you look closely at the flower head you can see lots of bulbils forming - each one of those will…

Meanings of Bulbous:

adjective

Fat, round, or bulging.

Usage examples:

A bulbous nose

Meanings of Bulbs:

noun

A rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter.

Usage examples:

Snowdrops hate having their roots disturbed, but dividing them in spring allows their roots to reco…

Meanings of Bulbul:

noun

A tropical african and asian songbird, typically having a crest, drab plumage, and a melodious voice.

Usage examples:

However, i stray from the purpose of our trip: birds, which were no less alluring than all the scen…

Meanings of Bulbuls:

noun

A tropical african and asian songbird, typically having a crest, drab plumage, and a melodious voice.

Usage examples:

However, i stray from the purpose of our trip: birds, which were no less alluring than all the scen…

Meanings of Bulgar:

noun

A cereal food made from whole wheat partially boiled then dried, eaten especially in turkey.

Usage examples:

Bulgar wheat

Meanings of Bulgarians:

noun

A native or inhabitant of bulgaria, or a person of bulgarian descent.

Usage examples:

What a joy to learn that bulgarians will soon be able to travel visa-free to other european countri…

adjective

Relating to bulgaria, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

This means that bulgarian organic farmers have a good competitive advantage on european markets.

Meanings of Bulge:

noun

A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.

Usage examples:

The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

Meanings of Bulged:

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

noun

A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.

Usage examples:

The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

Meanings of Bulges:

noun

A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.

Usage examples:

The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

Meanings of Bulgier:

adjective

Swollen, protruding, or curving outwards.

Usage examples:

Ugly creatures with bulgy eyes

Meanings of Bulgiest:

adjective

Swollen, protruding, or curving outwards.

Usage examples:

Ugly creatures with bulgy eyes

Meanings of Bulging:

adjective

Swelling outwards; protruding.

Usage examples:

He stared with bulging eyes

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

Meanings of Bulgur:

noun

A cereal food made from whole wheat partially boiled then dried, eaten especially in turkey.

Usage examples:

Bulgar wheat

Meanings of Bulgy:

adjective

Swollen, protruding, or curving outwards.

Usage examples:

Ugly creatures with bulgy eyes

Meanings of Bulimia:

noun

An emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.

Meanings of Bulimic:

adjective

Relating to, characterized by, or affected with the eating disorder bulimia.

Usage examples:

For years she was bulimic

noun

Relating to, characterized by, or suffering from an eating disorder marked by bouts of overeating, followed by fasting or vomiting.

Usage examples:

For years she was bulimic

Meanings of Bulimus:

noun

A (former) genus of land and freshwater snails; (also bulimus) a snail of this genus.

Meanings of Bulk:

noun

The mass or size of something large.

Usage examples:

Residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk

verb

Treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is.

Usage examples:

Traders were bulking up their flour with chalk

Meanings of Bulk out:

phrasal verb

To make something bigger or thicker by adding something

Usage examples:

I added some potatoes to the stew to bulk it out.

Meanings of Bulked:

verb

Treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is.

Usage examples:

Traders were bulking up their flour with chalk

noun

The mass or size of something large.

Usage examples:

Residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk

Meanings of Bulker:

noun

A ship that carries non-liquid cargoes such as grain or ore in bulk.

Usage examples:

The breakthrough comes almost three weeks after the bulk carrier ran aground just off the coast bet…

Meanings of Bulkhead:

noun

A dividing wall or barrier between separate compartments inside a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

Usage examples:

The frigates have a double-skinned hull divided by ten bulkheads into watertight compartments.