Protuberant - English meaning

adjective

Fat, round, or bulging.

Usage examples:

A bulbous nose

adjective

Swelling outwards; protruding.

Usage examples:

He stared with bulging eyes

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

adjective

Swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated.

Usage examples:

A distended belly

verb

Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.

Usage examples:

The abdomen distended rapidly

adjective

Swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside

Usage examples:

The television showed images of starving children with distended bellies., his abdomen had become v…

adjective

Forming or constituting an excrescence.

Usage examples:

One hour's light to be left and there's the excrescent moon sponging off the last of it.

adjective

(of the moon) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.

Usage examples:

My hand was clasped around hers, and the light of the gibbous moon set a silver path out before us.

adjective

If there is a gibbous moon, you can see more than half of the moon but not all of it.

verb

Look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement.

Usage examples:

I goggled at them in total disbelief

adjective

(of the eyes) protuberant or rolling.

noun

Close-fitting glasses with side shields, for protecting the eyes from glare, dust, water, etc.

Usage examples:

A pair of goggles

adjective

Having a hump or humps; hump-shaped.

Usage examples:

A breed of humped cattle

verb

Carry (a heavy object) with difficulty.

Usage examples:

He continued to hump cases up and down the hotel corridor

verb

Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something.

Usage examples:

A rock jutted out from the side of the bank

noun

A point that sticks out.

Usage examples:

We stopped on a jut of land

adjective

Sticking out, especially above or past the edge or surface of something

Usage examples:

Jutting rocks, he had a large head and jutting jaw.

adjective

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way.

Usage examples:

A large and obtrusive works where ammonia is produced

adjective

Noticeable in a way that is unpleasant or unwanted

Usage examples:

The soldiers wore civilian clothes to make their presence less obtrusive.

adjective

Protruding.

Usage examples:

A lone weeping willow stood in the far right corner, partially hidden by the outjutting wing.

verb

Make a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

Corks popped and glasses tinkled

noun

A light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

There were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

noun

A sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade.

Usage examples:

A bottle of pop

adjective

Extending outwards beyond something else; protruding.

Usage examples:

A projecting bay window

verb

Estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data.

Usage examples:

Spending was projected at £72,900 million

verb

Present participle of project

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] government spending is projected to rise by three percent next year., 90 percen…

adjective

Important; famous.

Usage examples:

She was a prominent member of the city council

noun

A stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back.

adjective

Very noticeable, important, or famous

Usage examples:

She plays a prominent role in the organization., she has a prominent chin/nose., despite his promin…

adjective

Sticking out; projecting.

Usage examples:

A stocky guy with a furrowed brow and a protruding bottom lip

verb

Extend beyond or above a surface.

Usage examples:

Something like a fin protruded from the water

verb

Present participle of protrude

Usage examples:

A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm., protruding ears/teeth

adjective

Tending to protrude or project outwards.

Usage examples:

His protrusive eyes are abnormally sensitive to light

adjective

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

Usage examples:

A proud grandma of three boys

adjective

Feeling satisfaction and pleasure because of something that you have achieved, possess, or are a part of

Usage examples:

He’s very proud of his daughters., the company is proud of its environmental record., [ + to infini…

noun

An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Painless swellings may appear in the lower abdomen

adjective

Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.

Usage examples:

The swelling ranks of irish singer-songwriters

verb

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Her bruised knee was already swelling up

verb

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Her bruised knee was already swelling up

noun

A full or gently rounded shape or form.

Usage examples:

The soft swell of her breast

noun

A gradual increase in amount, intensity, or volume.

Usage examples:

A huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket