protruding
Extending beyond surface
Protruding means sticking out or jutting beyond a surface.
Eyes can be protruding, as can teeth, bellies, or rocks from a cliff face: a protruding nail caught his sleeve.
The word emphasizes visibility—something protruding breaks the expected plane and demands notice.
Projecting horizontal surface
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- cantileverBeam supported one end
bracket · shelf · eaves · awning · balcony · bay window · dormer · buttress
Increasing in reach
- overhangingExtending outward above
- cantileveredProjecting from fixed support
- sticking outExtending beyond adjacent area
- thrustingPushing with force
outthrust · prominent · extruding · outcropping · beetling · obtrusive · outstanding · salient
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
cantilever · bracket · shelf · eaves · awning · balcony · bay window · dormer · buttress · parapet
extending
Increasing in reach
- overhangingExtending outward above
- cantileveredProjecting from fixed support
- sticking outExtending beyond adjacent area
thrusting · outthrust · prominent · extruding · outcropping · beetling · obtrusive · outstanding · salient
belly
Front midsection
cheekbones · ribs · spine · collarbone · knuckles · veins · bones · joints · forehead · ears
swollen
Abnormally enlarged
inflated · bloated · expanded · ballooned · turgid · convex · dilated · enlarged · bulbous · rounded
protrudinginconspicuous
Not readily noticed
hidden · unobtrusive · receding · flush · concealed
- protruding teethTeeth projecting beyond lips
- protruding earsEars projecting from skull
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