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protuberanza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appendage noun A part, especially a limb or similar structure, that sticks out from the main body of an animal or plant.
  • bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  • bump noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  • outcrop noun A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  • prominence noun The state of being well known, important, or noticeable.
  • protuberance noun A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  • sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

protuberanza is used for these senses in English:

  • appendage An external body part that projects from the body.
  • appendage A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
  • appendage A part that is joined to something larger.
  • bulge An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
  • bump A protuberance on a level surface.
  • outcrop A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  • prominence A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
  • protuberance A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

appendage — full definition

  1. noun A part, especially a limb or similar structure, that sticks out from the main body of an animal or plant.
  2. noun Something extra attached to a larger, more important thing.

bulge — full definition

  1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
  3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

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