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protrusion

noun

the act of projecting out from something

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
ROTRUSIO
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of projecting out from something

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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Example Sentences

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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