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All protrusion synonyms

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noun protrusion

  • knurl — a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
  • nodulation — The presence of nodules.
  • ledge — a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
  • knob — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
  • nodule — a small node, knot, or knob.
  • gob — the mouth.
  • kyphosis — an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
  • hummock — Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
  • bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
  • conspicuity — conspicuousness
  • knap — a crest or summit of a small hill.
  • intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
  • hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
  • convexedness — The state or quality of being convexed.
  • crag — A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
  • conspicuousness — Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
  • lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
  • markedness — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
  • gibbosity — the state of being gibbous.
  • wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • ell — A former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches.
  • bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • doorknob — the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.
  • convexity — the state or quality of being convex
  • crags — the neck, throat, or craw.
  • outthrust — thrust or extended outward: a friendly, outthrust hand.
  • opener — a person or thing that opens.
  • outcrop — Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
  • high point — a city in central North Carolina.
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