About The Word Protuberate

Learn about the word Protuberate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Protuberate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Protuberate

Protuberate Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Protuberate?
[v] form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"
[v] cause to bulge out or project Synonyms | Synonyms for Protuberate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Protuberate: Protuberate In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*tu"ber*ate\, v. i. [L. protuberare; pro forward
+ tuber a hump, protuberance. See {Tuber}.]
To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to
bulge out. --S. Sharp.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Figurative ‐ (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures…
- Class scaphopoda ‐ small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising…
- Sauvignon grape ‐ small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized…
- Catchpenny(a) ‐ designed to sell quickly without concern for quality; "catchpenny…
- Merging(a) ‐ flowing together
- Join forces ‐ work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano…
- Inadequate ‐ (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially…
- Prang ‐ (British) a crash involving a car or plane [v] crash (a car or…
- Rubbish heap ‐ an accumulation of refuse and…
- Lark ‐ any carefree episode [n] any of numerous predominantly Old World…