Protuberance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes.
  • n. The condition of being protuberant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; anything swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; on the surface of the earth, a bill, knoll, or other elevation; specifically, in anatomy and zoology, a protuberant part; a projection or prominence; a tuberosity: as, a bony protuberance. See cut under conjugation.
  • n. See the adjectives.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  • n. the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
  • Antonym
    cavity    hollow   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    condition    status   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    projection    prominence    elevation    protuberancy    convexity    roundness    bulge    bulging    swell    swelling   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    exuberance   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    protrusion    excrescence    condyle