protuberance

protuberance is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
2. noun. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

   "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"

   "the hump of a camel"

   Synonyms: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, swelling

3. noun. the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out

   "the protuberance of his belly"

Synonyms

bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, swelling

Common word forms

protuberances

Words from these letters

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