BOLUS Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word bolus. (close relations)
Definition of BOLUS
boluses
Best Alternative Words for BOLUS
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agglomerate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together • a collection of objects laid on top of each other adjective satellite • clustered together but not coherent verb • form into one cluster | ||||||||
agglomeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a jumbled collection or mass • the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating | ||||||||
ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
bundle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of things wrapped or boxed together • a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) verb • make into a bundle • gather or cause to gather into a cluster • compress into a wad • sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed | ||||||||
chunk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • a substantial amount verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
clot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid verb • change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state • cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state • turn into curds • coalesce or unite in a mass | ||||||||
clump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things • a compact mass • a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) verb • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground • come together as in a cluster or flock • walk clumsily • gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||||||||
cluster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things verb • come together as in a cluster or flock • gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||||||||
coagulate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass verb • change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state • cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state | ||||||||
conglomeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rounded spherical form • a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together • an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | ||||||||
curdle | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn into curds • go bad or sour • turn from a liquid to a solid mass | ||||||||
gather | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching • the act of gathering something verb • assemble or get together • collect in one place • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • conclude from evidence • draw together into folds or puckers • get people together • draw and bring closer • look for (food) in nature • increase or develop | ||||||||
globule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small globe or ball | ||||||||
heap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a car that is old and unreliable verb • bestow in large quantities • arrange in stacks • fill to overflow | ||||||||
hunk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a well-built sexually attractive man • a large piece of something without definite shape | ||||||||
lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile |