Word

protrusion, n.
(protrusions)

the act of projecting out from something
<noun.act>

jut jutting projection protrusion

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derivationally related form

protrude

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project

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jut

semantic pointers

hypernym

change of shape

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bulge bump excrescence extrusion gibbosity gibbousness hump jut prominence protrusion protuberance swelling

sample sentences

"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
"the hump of a camel"
"he stood on the rocky prominence"
"the occipital protuberance was well developed"
"the bony excrescence between its horns"

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derivationally related form

bulgy bulge bulge bulge bulge

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protuberant protuberate

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hump

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gibbous