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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
RO
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C2

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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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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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