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单词 protuberance
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protuberance

She put a sand-coated hand to her head and pressed the fleshy protuberance on her temple.We could see it then, a slight protuberance and the growth rings not quite matching.In his panic to swat it, he forgot the delicacy of this fleshy protuberance.
(noun) 
a protuberance on the upper jawbone
Synonyms
bulge
Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?
swelling
There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.
lump
I've got a lump on my shoulder.
bump
She got a large bump on her forehead.
tumour
He died of a brain tumour.
projection
prominence
Birds have a prominence on the breast bone called a keel.
knob
a loose brass knob on the bedstead
hump
The path goes over a large hump by a tree.
outgrowth
A new organism develops as an outgrowth or bud.
protrusion
an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly
excrescence
The annexe is an architectural excrescence.
process

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bump
Definition
a lump on the body caused by a blow
She got a large bump on her forehead.
Synonyms
lump,
swelling,
bulge,
hump,
node,
nodule,
protuberance,
contusion (formal)
in the sense of excrescence
Definition
something that protrudes, esp. an outgrowth from a part of the body
The annexe is an architectural excrescence.
Synonyms
protrusion,
lump,
projection,
prominence,
knob,
blot,
outgrowth,
protuberance
in the sense of hump
Definition
a rounded deformity of the back
The path goes over a large hump by a tree.
Synonyms
lump,
bump,
projection,
bulge,
mound,
hunch,
knob,
protuberance,
protrusion,
swelling

Nearby words of
protuberance

  • protrude
  • protruding
  • protrusion
  • protuberance
  • protuberant
  • proud
  • provable

Synonyms of 'protuberance'

protuberance

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of knob
Definition
a rounded projection from a surface, such as a rotating switch on a radio
a loose brass knob on the bedstead
Synonyms
ball,
stud,
nub,
protuberance,
boss,
bunch,
swell,
knot,
bulk,
lump,
bump,
projection,
snag,
hump,
protrusion,
knurl
in the sense of lump
Definition
any small swelling or tumour
I've got a lump on my shoulder.
Synonyms
swelling,
growth,
bump,
tumour,
bulge,
hump,
protuberance,
protrusion,
tumescence
in the sense of outgrowth
Definition
a thing growing out of a main body
A new organism develops as an outgrowth or bud.
Synonyms
offshoot,
shoot,
branch,
limb,
projection,
sprout,
node,
outcrop,
appendage,
scion,
protuberance,
excrescence,
process
in the sense of projection
Definition
a forecast based on known data
Synonyms
protrusion,
shelf,
ridge,
bulge,
ledge,
overhang,
sill,
jut,
eaves,
protuberance
in the sense of prominence
Birds have a prominence on the breast bone called a keel.
Synonyms
protrusion,
swelling,
projection,
bulge,
jutting,
protuberance
in the sense of protrusion
an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly
Synonyms
protuberance,
swelling,
lump,
bump,
projection,
bulge,
hump,
jut,
outgrowth
in the sense of swelling
Definition
an enlargement of a part of the body as the result of injury or infection
There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.
Synonyms
enlargement,
lump,
puffiness,
bump,
blister,
bulge,
inflammation,
dilation,
protuberance,
distension,
tumescence
in the sense of tumour
Definition
a mass of tissue formed by a new growth of cells
He died of a brain tumour.
Synonyms
growth,
cancer,
swelling,
lump,
carcinoma,
sarcoma,
neoplasm
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