Bulge
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

EAR
The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

JOG
A slow pace of running

LIP
Either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell

NUB
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

PEG
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

RIB
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

TAB
A short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"

BAG
An activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

JUT
The act of projecting out from something

POP
Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

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BULK
The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"

BUMP
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

NODE
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

HUMP
Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

SEMI
A trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle

LUMP
A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

BLEB
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

BLOB
An indistinct shapeless form

BOSS
A circular rounded projection or protuberance

BULB
A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

BURL
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

DRAW
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

EDGE
A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

FLAP
Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

HILL
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

JUMP
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

KNOB
A round handle

KNOT
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

KNUR

LOOP
A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

MOLE
Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

ODDS
The likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

POKE
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"

POUT
Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

RING
The sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

STUD
Adult male horse kept for breeding

WALE
Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

WART
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

WELT
A raised or strengthened seam

WING
A movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

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BELLY
A protruding abdomen

BILGE
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

BLAIN
An inflammatory swelling or sore

BOUGE

BULGE
Cause to bulge or swell outwards

BULLA
The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

BUNCH
An informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

CAHOT

CHINE
Backbone of an animal

CLUMP
A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

DOWEL
A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

FLARE
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

GNARL
Something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

HUNCH
The act of bending yourself into a humped position

KNURL

NEVUS
A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

POOCH
Informal terms for dogs

RIDGE
A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

SPINE
A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

STAND
A defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

STYLE
Designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"

SURGE
Rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

START
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

SWELL
A crescendo followed by a decrescendo

POUCH
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

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BUGOUT
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped"

POPOUT
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped"

BALOON

BEETLE
Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

BILLOW
Move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

BUBBLE
A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

BUCKLE
Fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

BUTTON
A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

CONVEX
Curving or bulging outward

DILATE
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

EXPAND
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

FLANGE
A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

GOGGLE
Look with amazement; look stupidly

HANDLE
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

JOGGLE
A slight irregular shaking motion

JUTOUT
Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

NUBBIN
A small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

NUBBLE
A small lump or protuberance

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BLISTER
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

BALLOON
Large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

CONDYLE
A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

DISTEND
Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

PROJECT
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

PUSHOUT
Push to thrust outward

VANTAGE
The quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

VERRUCA
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

VESICLE
A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

COMEOUT
Break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

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PAPILOMA

BULGEOUT
Bulge outward; "His eyes popped"