protuberances

Meaning of protuberances

plural noun
  1. a thing that protrudes from something else.
    some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads

Information about protuberances

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of protuberances is: protuberance.
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Hyphenation of protuberances

pro-tu-ber-ances

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
  • protuberances is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

protuberances synonyms

Meaning a light blow or a jolting collision:

bump

Meaning a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease:

lump

Meaning a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something:

knob

Meaning a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on the back of a person:

hump

Meaning a point that sticks out:

jut

Meaning a thing that extends outwards from something else:

projection

Meaning a thing that projects from something, such as a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body:

prominence

Meaning something that protrudes; a protuberance:

protrusion

Meaning a part of something that extends or hangs over something else:

overhang

Meaning fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere:

eminence

Meaning a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface:

ledge

Meaning a flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects:

shelf

Meaning a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:

ridge

Meaning an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:

swelling

Meaning a rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface:

bulge

Meaning a distinct outgrowth on a body or plant, resulting from disease or abnormality:

excrescence

Meaning something that grows out of something else:

outgrowth

Meaning a tumour or other abnormal formation:

growth

Meaning a severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria:

carbuncle

Words that rhyme with protuberances

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