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adjective

Definition of juttingnext
as in projecting

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jutting

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verb

present participle of jut
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point the sandbar juts out into the ocean

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jutting
  1. protruding
  2. bulbous
  3. poking
  4. distended
  5. inflated
  6. puffy
  7. convex
Verb
  • While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of protruding
Adjective
  • Forgo bulbous or ultra-delicate stemware, which takes up too much space and often feels too precious to use.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • His bulbous, bright orange plastic eyes watched over us every Christmas.
    Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bulbous
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 June 2024
  • But for all its brawn and atmosphere and robustly choreographed combat, this is a distended historical tapestry too sprawling to remain compelling, particularly when its focus veers away from the central couple.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of distended
Adjective
  • Borrowers have been defrauded through tactics such as providing inflated job placement numbers or deceptive recruiting tactics.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This year’s increase would compare with a 0.4% rise in 2024 following drops of 7% and nearly 15% in 2023 and 2022, respectively, from inflated prices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inflated
Adjective
  • The puffy material is soft and cushiony, adding an extra layer of protection for my belongings, especially my laptop, which fits right into its own padded compartment.
    Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On a plane, the morning after the night before, on a sweltering hot summer’s day, or shortly after consuming a salty feast… all scenarios commonly associated with the dreaded puffy face.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of puffy
Adjective
  • The convex roof sat atop a disk, held up by great ionic pillars circling the temple.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Mikel Welch Design founder Mikel Welch creatively decorated the wall above the primary bedroom's fireplace using a convex mirror.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of convex
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