TUBEROSITY Synonyms
3 hypernyms for tuberosity. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TUBEROSITY
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| bulge | verb, noun v, 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, noun v, 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 | ||||||
| lump | verb, noun v, 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 | ||||||
| prominence | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| protuberance | noun n | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| eminence | noun n | |||||
noun • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||||
| tubercle | noun n | |||||
noun • a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||||