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saillie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bump noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  • projection noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
  • protuberance noun A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
  • salient adj Most noticeable or important; standing out as especially relevant.
  • sally noun A sudden dash out from a defended position to attack, or a similar sudden burst of activity.

Senses

saillie is used for these senses in English:

  • bump A protuberance on a level surface.
  • projection Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
  • projection The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
  • protuberance A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
  • salient (geography) A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.
  • sally A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.

bump — full definition

  1. noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  2. noun A small swelling or lump on a surface or on the skin.
  3. noun Informal term for a pregnant woman's swollen belly.
  4. verb To knock against something, or to move someone or something to a later position or time.
  5. verb To reply to an online post specifically to push it back to the top of a list.

projection — full definition

  1. noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
  2. noun An image displayed by casting light onto a surface.
  3. noun A part that sticks out from a surface.
  4. noun A psychological process of attributing one's own feelings onto someone else.

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