bulger

bulg·er

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhl-jer]
- /ˈbʌl dʒər/
- /ˈbəl.ɡə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhl-jer]
- /ˈbʌl dʒər/

Definitions of bulger word

noun bulger a thing which bulges 3
noun bulger a wooden golf club with a convex face 3
noun bulger a wood having a convex face, now rarely used. 1
noun bulger (golf) A driver or a brassy with a convex face. 0
noun bulger (Idiomatic) (electronics) A capacitor with a bulging top. 0

See all 5 definitions of bulger

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Origin of bulger

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; bulge + -er1

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Parts of speech for Bulger

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bulger

bulger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bulger usage trend in Literature

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