BULGES
Noun
bulges
plural of bulge
Anagrams
• bugles
Source: Wiktionary
BULGE
Bulge, n. Etym: [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw.
bulgja, Icel. bolginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge
leathern sack, Skr. b to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell.
Cf. Bilge, Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]
1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused
by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2. Bulge ways. (Naut.) See
Bilge ways.
Bulge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulged (; p. pr. & vb.n. Bulging.]
1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to
pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. Broome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition