Protuberant
11protuberant — [[t]prətju͟ːbərənt, AM proʊtu͟ːb [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Protuberant eyes, lips, noses, or teeth stick out more than usual from the face. [FORMAL] ...a high beaked nose and large protuberant eyes. Syn: protruding …
12protuberant — pro•tu•ber•ant [[t]proʊˈtu bər ənt, ˈtyu , prə [/t]] adj. bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL prōtūberant (s. of prōtūberāns), prp. of prōtūberāre to swell. See… …
13protuberant — adj. bulging out; prominent (protuberant eyes; a protuberant fact). Derivatives: protuberance n. Etymology: LL protuberare (as PRO (1), tuber bump) …
14protuberant — pro·tu·ber·ant b(ə )rənt adj bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface: PROMINENT <protuberant eyes> …
15protuberant — pro|tu|ber|ant [ prou tjub(ə)rənt ] adjective FORMAL much further forward than the rest of something: protuberant eyes …
16protuberant — adjective protruding; bulging. Origin C17: from late L. protuberant , protuberare swell out …
17protuberant — adjective his eyes are a little protuberant Syn: sticking out, protruding, projecting, prominent, jutting, overhanging, proud, bulging Ant: sunken, flush …
18protuberant — UK [prəˈtjuːb(ə)rənt] / US [proʊˈtjub(ə)rənt] adjective formal much further forward than the rest of something protuberant eyes …
19PROTUBÉRANT, ANTE — adj. Qui fait saillie. Un front protubérant …
20protuberant — adjective swelling or bulging outward See Also: protuberance …