heavy

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  1. abdominous
    having a large belly
  2. paunchy
    having a large belly
  3. potbellied
    having a large belly
  4. fat
    a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue
  5. plump
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
  6. fatty
    containing or composed of fat
  7. blubber
    an insulating layer of fat under the skin of some animals
  8. fatty tissue
    a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
  9. loose-jowled
    having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
  10. weighty
    having relatively great weight; heavy
  11. rotund
    spherical in shape
  12. zaftig
    (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous
  13. blubbery
    swollen with fat
  14. buxom
    healthily plump and vigorous
  15. overweight
    usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
  16. fleshy
    of or relating to or resembling flesh
  17. heavy
    of comparatively great physical weight or density
  18. embonpoint
    the bodily property of being well rounded
  19. double-chinned
    having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
  20. roly-poly
    short and plump
  21. tubby
    short and plump
  22. podgy
    short and plump
  23. pudgy
    short and plump
  24. fattish
    somewhat fat
  25. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  26. portly
    fairly large
  27. obese
    excessively large
  28. zoftig
    (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous
  29. heavy
    of comparatively great physical weight or density
Created on Fri Oct 09 16:32:49 EDT 2009

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