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protuberance
/prəˈtjuːb(ə)rəns/
noun
1.
a thing that protrudes from something else:
"some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads"
Similar
bump
lump
knob
hump
jut
projection
prominence
protrusion
overhang
eminence
ledge
shelf
ridge
swelling
bulge
excrescence
outgrowth
growth
carbuncle
rare:
tumescence
intumescence
tumefaction
▪
the fact or state of protruding:
"the large size and protuberance of the incisors"
Similar
sticking out
jutting
projection
projecting
obtrusion
obtruding
prominence
protrusion
swelling
bulging
rare:
tumescence
tumefaction
Scrabble Points: 18
P
3
R
1
O
1
T
1
U
1
B
3
E
1
R
1
A
1
N
1
C
3
E
1
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