Gibbous

What do we mean by gibbous?

Characterized by convexity; protuberant. adjective

More than half but less than fully illuminated from the point of view of an observer. Used of phases of the moon or the planets. adjective

Having a hump; humpbacked. adjective

Having a hunch or protuberance on the back; hunched; humpbacked; crookbacked.

Specifically Swelling by a regular curve; convex, as the moon is when more than half and less than full, the illuminated part being then convex on both margins.

In botany, having a rounded protuberance at the side or base.

In zoology, convex but not regularly rounded; somewhat irregularly raised or swollen; protuberant; humped; gibbose.

Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex. adjective

Hunched; hump-backed. adjective

Characterized by convexity; protuberant. adjective

Phase of moon or planet between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter. adjective

Humpbacked. adjective

(used of the moon) more than half full adjective

Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column adjective

Characterized by convexity; protuberant.

Phase of moon or planet between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter.

Humpbacked.

To be of scandal; when you're showing a lot but not too much; being provocative; classy yet trashy Urban Dictionary

A euphemism for being high on weed Urban Dictionary

The state of a penis between a semi and a full blown erection. Urban Dictionary

A phase of the moon in which it is more than half full, but not entirely full. Urban Dictionary

Slang term originating in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the late 2010s, meaning cool or fun. Also refers to a stage in the moon cycle. Urban Dictionary

To perform fellatio during one's period. Used especially if the period falls between the first half and full moon phases. Urban Dictionary

The name used to call a certain Finley courtier when he gets loud. Can be used in conjunction with ‘your fat’ or ‘fucking whale’ for maximum effect. Urban Dictionary

A post-nut boner which is in the descending phase resulting in a chub, but not yet fully flaccid. Urban Dictionary

Gibbous Fowl: Derogatory proper name for someone espousing an absurd philosophy. Urban Dictionary

When you're neither half nor whole, you're nothing! A person or a state of being who is inconsistent. Not quite all the way there. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to gibbous:
gibbous, gibbons, gibbus, gibbosus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word gibbous:
crescent, aperture, moon, phases, smooth, rocks, full, body, small.

Words that rhyme with gibbous:
vibices, gibbus, ribhus, rhibhus, a bus, rub us, the bus.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective gibbous:
moon, phase, form, deformity, phases, shape, disk, quarter, face, part, moons, appearance, projection, earth, state, portion, specimen, eyes, stage, valve, formation, outline, plants, variety, parts, prude, shoulders, cheeks, eye, base, crescent, tube, figure, underneath, spine, slope, aspect, bodies, meanness, ball, margin, valves, profile, venter, elytra, swan, behind, shell, angles, tanks, disc, specimens, prominence.

Consonant match to gibbous:
gibus, gibbus, g base, j bus.

Words that sound like gibbous:
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