protuberate
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Protuberate — Pro*tu ber*ate, v. i. [L. protuberare; pro forward + tuber a hump, protuberance. See {Tuber}.] To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protuberate — *bulge, jut, stick out, protrude, project, overhang, beetle Analogous words: swell, distend, *expand … New Dictionary of Synonyms
protuberate — [prō to͞o′bərāt΄, prō tyo͞o′ bərāt΄, prə to͞o′bərāt΄, prə tyo͞o′bərāt΄] vi. protuberated, protuberating [< LL protuberatus, pp. of protuberare: see PROTUBERANT] to bulge or swell out … English World dictionary
protuberate — /proh tooh beuh rayt , tyooh , preuh /, v.i., protuberated, protuberating. to bulge out, forming a rounded projection. [1570 80; < LL protuberatus, ptp. of protuberare. See PROTUBERANT, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
protuberate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, stand out, stick out. See CONVEX … English dictionary for students
protuberate — pro·tu·ber·ate … English syllables
protuberate — verb 1. cause to bulge out or project • Derivationally related forms: ↑protuberant, ↑protuberance • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. form a rounded prominence The starved child s belly protuberated … Useful english dictionary
bulge — 1. noun 1) a bulge in the tire Syn: swelling, bump, lump, protuberance, prominence, tumescence 2) informal a bulge in the population Syn: surge, upsurge, rise, increase, escalation … Thesaurus of popular words
bulge — vb Bulge, jut, stick out, protuberate, protrude, project, overhang, beetle mean to extend outward beyond the usual and normal line. Bulge suggests a swelling out in an excessive or abnormal fashion; it may be used when the impression to be given… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
protuberance — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (Freq. 1) 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… … Useful english dictionary
