PROTRUSION Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word protrusion. (close relations)
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| protuberance | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| jut | verbv | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something verb • extend out or project in space | ||||||
| bulge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings verb • swell or protrude outwards • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • bulge outward • cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||||||
| bump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a lump on the body caused by a blow • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • an impact (as from a collision) verb • knock against with force or violence • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied • to enjoy some music greatly • to play music at loud volume | ||||||
| projection | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations • the projection of an image from a film onto a screen • a planned undertaking • any structure that branches out from a central support • any solid convex shape that juts out from something • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else • the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality • the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction • the act of projecting out from something • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | ||||||
| prominence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent • relative importance or fame • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| swelling | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||
| overhang | nounn | |||||
noun • projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else verb • project over • be suspended over or hang over | ||||||
| excrescence | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||||||
| extrusion | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • squeezing out by applying pressure | ||||||
| gibbosity | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| gibbousness | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| jutting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of projecting out from something adjective satellite • extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | ||||||
