protruding

adjective

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

• Similar to: ↑protrusive

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adj

FORMAL exsertive, extrusive, extrusory, protrudent, protrusive

≠ flat, flush

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▶ adjective STICKING OUT, protuberant, projecting, prominent, jutting, overhanging, proud, bulging; informal sticky-out.

sunken, flush.

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protruding adj

He has a protruding jaw.

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Main Entry: ↑protrude

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protruding — index obtrusive, prominent, salient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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protruding — adj. Protruding is used with these nouns: ↑belly, ↑nail … Collocations dictionary
protruding — proÂ·trude || prÉ™ÊŠ truËd /prÉ™ v. stick out, project, bulge; cause to stand out, cause to project, cause to bulge … English contemporary dictionary
protruding end — See: extension … Glossary of Biotechnology
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procheilia, prochilia — Protruding lips. [pro + G. cheilos, lip] … Medical dictionary
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