gibbosities

noun

plural of gibbosity
as in dilatations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbosities
  1. snags
  2. swellings
  3. knobs
  4. puffs
  5. humps
  6. domes
  7. blobs
  8. bumps
Noun
  • Even dead trees and snags are useful, hosting insects for food and cavities for shelter.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
  • The fire has primarily burned in grass with some snags, brush and timber, and is burning within the 2020 Loyalton Fire scar.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 July 2026
Definition of snags
Noun
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • Scout with the buttons and the knobs and the and the iconic name and design.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026
  • Dry the stovetop, knobs, and front with a clean cloth and replace the knobs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Follow directions on your inhaler for how many puffs to take.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • If the accretion disk puffs up in just the right way, the incoming gas can overwhelm the radiation pressure.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Definition of puffs
Noun
  • In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • In 2025, the company finalized an agreement with Baghdad to redevelop oil and gas resources in Kirkuk, covering the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk field and the nearby Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz fields.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Air flows clockwise around these domes, but until now, none of them have been in quite the right spot to drag Canadian smoke south.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • Furniture stains and splotches are the last thing anyone wants to think about when curating the perfect domestic space, but there’s nothing remotely enjoyable about discolored blobs on furniture.
    — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
  • Electric shades of pink, purple, and orange make a stunning backdrop for these 3D clear blobs.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of blobs
Noun
  • Opponents of minimum wage bumps argue actual market wages have increased alongside inflation and productivity growth.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Leverage this positive outcome, bumps and all, for future change initiatives.
    — Amy Lafko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of bumps
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