TUBEROSITIES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word tuberosities. (close relations)
Definition of TUBEROSITIES
tuberosity
Best Alternative Words for TUBEROSITIES
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bumps | 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 | ||||||||
excrescences | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
knobs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a circular rounded projection or protuberance • a round handle • any thickened enlargement • an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger | ||||||||
lumps | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
nodes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a connecting point at which several lines come together • any thickened enlargement • (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge • (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system • (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane • the source of lymph and lymphocytes • any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part • (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network | ||||||||
protrusions | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something | ||||||||
protuberances | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||||
swellings | 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) | ||||||||
eminence | nounn | |||||||
noun • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||||||
tubercle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament |