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
- noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
- noun A small swelling or lump on a surface or on the skin.
- noun Informal term for a pregnant woman's swollen belly.
- verb To knock against something, or to move someone or something to a later position or time.
- verb To reply to an online post specifically to push it back to the top of a list.
projection — full definition
- noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
- noun An image displayed by casting light onto a surface.
- noun A part that sticks out from a surface.
- noun A psychological process of attributing one's own feelings onto someone else.