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Protuberance

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bulgenounAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
prominencenounThe state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
humpnounA mound of earth.
projectionnounThe action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
excrescencenounSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
protrusionnoun(countable) Anything that protrudes.
extrusionnounA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
gibbositynounThe state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
gibbousnessnounThe state or quality of being gibbous.
bumpnounA light blow or jolting collision.
jutnoun(intransitive) To stick out.

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bulgenounAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
gibbositynounThe state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
gibbousnessnounThe state or quality of being gibbous.
humpnounA mound of earth.
bumpnounA light blow or jolting collision.
protrusionnoun(countable) Anything that protrudes.
jutnounSomething that sticks out.
projectionnounThe action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
extrusionnounA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
excrescencenounSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
prominencenounThe state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
nodenoun(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
extuberancenounA swelling or rising; protuberance.
outpushingnounA part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
juttingverbThat which juts or protrudes.
outjuttingnounThat which juts outward; a protrusion.
protrusivenessnounThe quality of protruding, or sticking out
outjutverb(intransitive) To jut outward.
outswellingnounThat which swells outward; a protrusion.
outbulgeverbTo bulge outward.

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