protuberant eyes

  • 1protuberant — [[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 …

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  • 2protuberant — adjective Etymology: Late Latin protuberant , protuberans, present participle of protuberare to bulge out, from Latin pro forward + tuber excrescence, swelling; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell more at thumb Date: 1646 thrusting out from a… …

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  • 3protuberant — protuberantly, adv. /proh tooh beuhr euhnt, tyooh , preuh /, adj. bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes. [1640 50; < LL protuberant (s. of protuberans), prp. of protuberare to swell. See PRO 1, TUBER …

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  • 4protuberant — 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; &LT; LL prōtūberant (s. of prōtūberāns), prp. of prōtūberāre to swell. See&#8230; …

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  • 5protuberant — adj. bulging out; prominent (protuberant eyes; a protuberant fact). Derivatives: protuberance n. Etymology: LL protuberare (as PRO (1), tuber bump) …

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  • 6protuberant — pro·tu·ber·ant b(ə )rənt adj bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface: PROMINENT &LT;protuberant eyes&GT; …

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  • 7protuberant — pro|tu|ber|ant [ prou tjub(ə)rənt ] adjective FORMAL much further forward than the rest of something: protuberant eyes …

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  • 8protuberant — UK [prəˈtjuːb(ə)rənt] / US [proʊˈtjub(ə)rənt] adjective formal much further forward than the rest of something protuberant eyes …

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  • 9protuberant — adjective his eyes are a little protuberant Syn: sticking out, protruding, projecting, prominent, jutting, overhanging, proud, bulging Ant: sunken, flush …

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  • 10goggle — v., adj., & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by at) look with wide open eyes. b (of the eyes) be rolled about; protrude. 2 tr. turn (the eyes) sideways or from side to side. adj. (usu. attrib.) (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling. n. 1 (in pl.) a&#8230; …

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