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Definitions: Bulla |
BullaNoun1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid. 2. The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Bulla \Bul"la\, noun; plural Bull[ae]. [Latin expression bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: BullaSynonyms: bleb (n), blister (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Bulla |
| English words defined with "bulla": Bullae. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "bulla": bulletin. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bulla" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Finnish (bull), Hungarian (bull), Latin (boss, bowling, bubble, bull, bullet, formal papal document, knob, round thing, sealed document, stud), Spanish (boisterousness, fuss, noise), Swedish (bull). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Nodular skin lesions of blastomycosis, one of which is a bullous lesion on top of a nodule. Aspiration of the bulla revealed yeast forms of Blastomyces dermatitidis. Credit: CDC. |
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Human Rights | Tunisia | CNLT also reported the suspicious deaths while in prison of Ryadh Bouslama (22 years old) on December 29, 2000, in Monastir, and of Zine Ben Brik on April 27, at the Bulla Reggia prison in Jendouba. (references) |
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| "Bulla" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bulla" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "bulla" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bulla | Last name | 200 | 30,679 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bulla | 32 |
bulla mt | 17 |
bulla mount | 10 |
bulla la | 3 |
clyde robert bulla | 3 |
robert bulla | 2 |
elma bulla | 2 |
bulla cake | 2 |
bulla lung | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "bulla"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bulla (bleb, bled, blister), blist (aphtha, bleb, bled, blister, blister from burns, vesicle), blegne (aphtha, bleb), blære (bladder, bubble), vable (bleb, bled, blister, blister from burns, vesicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bulla (bled, blister), blaasje (blister), blaar (blister), huidblaas (bled, blister), huidblaar (bled, blister), flycteen (bleb). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | bulla (bull), vesirakkula (bleb, vesicle), vesikkeli (bleb, vesicle), vesikello (bleb). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bulle (bubble, bull), phlyctène (blister from burns), ampoule (bulb). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Bulla (bled, blister), Blase (bladder, blister, bubble, cyst). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πομφόλυγα (bleb), φυσαλίδα (blister), φλύκταινα (pock, pustule). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | bolla (bead, bill, blister, bubble, bull, note), vescicola (small blister, vesicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ullabay bulã (bull). (various references) bula (indulgence), ampolla (ampoule, ampule, bleb, blister, bulb, phial). (various references) папська булла. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bulla": bullace, bullaces, bullae, bullate. (additional references) | |
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"Bulla" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abulla, balla, billa, Billah, Billam, Bolla, Bollan, boula, Boulac, Boulia, Buellia, Bulaleh, Bulat, bulaz, bulba, bulcan, bule, bullae, Bullar, bulle, bulli, Bullo, bullox, Bwllfa, ebula, kulla, nulla, ulla. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "bulla" (pronounced 'Bul"la'): Ala, Algarovilla, Ampulla, Angola, Armilla, Arolla, Axilla, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Cabrilla, Calcavella, Calla, Camarilla, Canella, Capella, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Columbella, Columella, Coronilla, Fibrilla, flotilla, Fovilla, Fringilla, gala, Gentianella, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, guerilla, Gula, koala, lamella, Lirella, Locustella, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-l-l-u" | |
-1 letter: ball, bull. | |
-2 letters: alb, all, bal, lab. | |
-3 letters: ab, al, ba, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-l-l-u" | |
+1 letter: bullae. | |
+2 letters: baleful, ballute, bullace, bullate, bullbat, lobular, lullaby, rubella, rulable. | |
+3 letters: bacillus, ballutes, blameful, blastula, blueball, brucella, brutally, buccally, bullaces, bullbats, bullhead, bullyrag, clubable, clubhaul, culpable, culpably, fullback, furlable, globular, gullable, gullably, labellum, laudable, laudably, lobulate, lubrical, puffball, pullback, pushball, rubellas, sillabub, sourball, syllabub, syllabus, tableful, umbellar, umbrella, valuable, valuably. | |
+4 letters: balefully, banefully, barrelful, bashfully, bilingual, blastulae, blastulas, blueballs, botulinal, brucellae, brucellas, buckyball, buildable, bullheads, bullyrags, clubbable, clubhauls, cubically, curveball, flabellum, flashbulb, flushable, fullbacks, laughable, laughably, lobulated, lullabied, lullabies, plausible, plausibly, puffballs, pullbacks, punchball, pushballs, quillback, sillabubs, sourballs, subcellar, sublethal, syllabubs, tablefuls, tablesful, umbellate, umbilical, umbrellas, unflyable, unlabeled, unlikable, unlivable, unlovable, unsalable, valuables. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 6C 6C 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... ..- .-.. .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01101100 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u l l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 006C 006C 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3687787867 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, danez, danés, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, holandés, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandezã, finlandés, finés, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, neamţ, alemán, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, greacã, griego, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, român, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, englezesc, inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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