OUTCROPPING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word outcropping. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OUTCROPPING
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bluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) • pretense that your position is stronger than it really is • the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards adjective satellite • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front • bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured verb • deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand • frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is | ||||||||
crag | nounn | |||||||
noun • a steep rugged rock or cliff | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
ledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water | ||||||||
overhang | nounn | |||||||
noun • projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else verb • project over • be suspended over or hang over | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
shelf | nounn | |||||||
noun • a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects • a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water | ||||||||
rock outcrop | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land |