jut

(noun, verb)

noun

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Similar word(s): bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

Definition categories: shape, projection

2. the act of projecting out from something

Similar word(s): jutting, projection, protrusion

Definition categories: act

verb

1. extend out or project in space

- His sharp nose jutted out

Similar word(s): project, protrude

Definition categories: stative

Sentences with jut as a verb:

- the jutting part of a building