PROTUBERANCE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word protuberance. (close relations)
protuberant
Best Alternative Words for PROTUBERANCE
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
blister | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) • (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid verb • get blistered • subject to harsh criticism • cause blisters to form on | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
knot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
protrusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something | ||||||||
excrescence | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||||||||
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 |