Jutting

//ˈd͡ʒʌtɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which juts or protrudes.

    "By degrees an union takes place between them, and at the same time the osseous substance thickens at its first points of existence, at the juttings representing the grinding tubercles[…]"

  2. 2
    the act of projecting out from something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of jut form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary wordnet

Synonyms

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beetlebeetle browedbeetle-browedbeetlingboldeminent

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"My insurance coverage is too limited, so I guess I'll just have to live with my arm bones jutting out of my skin."

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