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Protrusive

Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion.

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Beetle 84% connected

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

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Beetle 84% connected

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

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Beetling 84% connected

of Beetle

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Beetling 84% connected

of Beetle

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Bellied 84% connected

Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.

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Bellied 84% connected

Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.

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Bellying 84% connected

of Belly

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Bellying 84% connected

of Belly

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Bulbous 84% connected

Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

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Bulbous 84% connected

Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

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Bulging 84% connected

of Bulge

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Bulging 84% connected

of Bulge

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Bulgy 84% connected

Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward.

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Bulgy 84% connected

Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward.

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Jutting 84% connected

of Jut

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Jutting 84% connected

of Jut

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Obtrusive 84% connected

Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

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Obtrusive 84% connected

Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

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Overshot 84% connected

of Overshoot

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Overshot 84% connected

of Overshoot

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Projected 84% connected

of Project

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Projected 84% connected

of Project

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Projecting 84% connected

of Project

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Projecting 84% connected

of Project

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Protruding 84% connected

of Protrude

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Protruding 84% connected

of Protrude

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Protuberant 84% connected

Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye.

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Protuberant 84% connected

Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye.

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Relieved 84% connected

of Relieve

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Relieved 84% connected

of Relieve

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starting 84% connected

of Start

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starting 84% connected

of Start

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Sticking 84% connected

of Stick

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Sticking 84% connected

of Stick

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Underhung 84% connected

Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door.

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Underhung 84% connected

Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door.

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Undershot 84% connected

Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

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Undershot 84% connected

Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

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Ventricose 84% connected

Alt. of Ventricous

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Ventricose 84% connected

Alt. of Ventricous

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Ventricous 84% connected

Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

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Ventricous 84% connected

Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

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Derivationally related 4

Jut 74% connected

To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.

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Jut 74% connected

To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.

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Protrude 74% connected

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

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Protrude 74% connected

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

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See also 4

Convex 66% connected

Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from…

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Convex 66% connected

Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from…

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Intrusive 94% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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Intrusive 94% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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