Definition of protuberant

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Protuberant (a.) Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye..

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Knot :: Knot (n.) A protuberant joint in a plant.
Bilge :: Bilge (n.) The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle..
Extuberant :: Extuberant (a.) Swollen out; protuberant.
Boss :: Boss (n.) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood..
Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.
Bulge :: Bulge (v. i.) To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges..
Convex :: Convex (a.) Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave..
Wallet :: Wallet (n.) Anything protuberant and swagging.
Embossed :: Embossed (a.) Swollen; protuberant.
Pot-bellied :: Pot-bellied (a.) Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot..
Protuberancy :: Protuberancy (n.) The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance; prominence.
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Rising above the level; protuberant.
Protuberous :: Protuberous (a.) Protuberant.
Convexed :: Convexed (a.) Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
Abdominous :: Abdominous (a.) Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot..
Bottled :: Bottled (a.) Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant.
Callose :: Callose (a.) Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Prominent :: Prominent (a.) Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase..
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