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Synonyms for bulbous
The synonym for bulbous recorded in this bank is swollen, in the sense "rounded and swelling outward, like a bulb". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for bulbous
- swollenadjective, in the sense "rounded and swelling outward, like a bulb"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and bulbous carries one sense so far.
rounded and swelling outward, like a bulb
The vase had a bulbous base that narrowed sharply toward the neck.
The true synonym
swollen
Same sentence, swapped: The vase had a swollen base that narrowed sharply toward the neck.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- glazed
- chipped
- translucent
Where bulbous turns up in the game
bulbous is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play bulbous
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so bulbous reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. bulbous carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.