what does jutting mean?
JUTTING as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of projecting out from something
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Hypernyms(s) jutting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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JUTTING as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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Usage Example(s)
- the jutting limb of a tree
- massive projected buttresses
- his protruding ribs
- a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
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