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EXCRESCENCE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word excrescence. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word excrescence. (close relations)
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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

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

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)

cyst
nounn
noun

• a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure

• a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

growth
nounn
noun

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a progression from simpler to more complex forms

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• vegetation that has grown

• the gradual beginning or coming forth

• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

• something grown or growing

lump
verb, nounv, 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

tumor
nounn
noun

• an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

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

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

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

protrusion
nounn
noun

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• the act of projecting out from something

Best Hypernyms For EXCRESCENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for excrescence, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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appendage growth outgrowth process projection

Alternatives for BULGE

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