excrescence 1
noundomain: shape
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Examples
- 1.the occipital protuberance was well developed
- 2.the bony excrescence between its horns
- 3.the hump of a camel
- 4.the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- 5.he stood on the rocky prominence


