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extrusion

noun

Squeezing out by applying pressure

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Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
N
Contains
XT
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. Squeezing out by applying pressure

    “An unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube”

noun

  1. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

    “The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

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An unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
The expulsion of pus from the pimple
The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
The hump of a camel
He stood on the rocky prominence
The occipital protuberance was well developed
The bony excrescence between its horns

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