protuberanza — meaning in English

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, usually projecting into water, that stands proud of the land around it.
• prominence noun The state of being well known, important, or noticeable.
• protuberance noun A part that sticks out from a surface, such as a bulge, lump or swelling.
• 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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