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protruding::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jutting, projected, projecting, relieved, sticking, sticking out |
his protruding ribs.
Examples of protruding
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My oaks have developed surface roots protruding through the St. Augustine grass.
From the chron.com
Her mouth was huge, protruding like a ship cleaving the still waters of the sea.
From the guardian.co.uk
Flat-painted surfaces pose much less danger than protruding, irregular surfaces.
From the sfgate.com
There he was, rearing up over my bedhead, his huge fangs protruding from his maw.
From the dailymail.co.uk
They remain tiny, their veins prominent, their legs stiff, their eyes protruding.
From the kentucky.com
His bushy beard and long hair protruding from a battered hat typifies a bohemian.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Their forceps are like two protruding, curved points at the end of their abdomen.
From the sacbee.com
He also has protruding front teeth, similar to Goofy, and thick black eyebrows.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This is not the first flight the shuttle has flown with protruding gap fillers.
From the newscientist.com
- Jutting: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"
- (protrude) stick out: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
- (protrude) start: bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
- (protrude) To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out
- (Protrude) To extend beyond a border or a limit. Usually refers to tissue from a part of the body or internal organ that is protruding from another part of the body.
- (PROTRUDE) The lips come forward or out away from the face more than usual, (opposite of flatten).
- (protrude (synonyms)) project, jut out, buldge
- (protrude) Latin protrudo = thrust forwards, e.g. the tongue; protrusion - the act of protruding.
- (protruded) for scolex, being outside the body, in a configuration similar to the adult
