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Protuberance Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BUMP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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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

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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

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noun

• A contorted knot in wood.

• A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.

• A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

verb

• To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times24 Jun 2024 Down 55
Eugene Sheffer18 Sep 2023 Down 29
Eugene Sheffer26 Jul 2023 Across 21
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