EXCRESCENCE

/ɛkˈskɹɛsəns/ ► audio Scrabble 24 Words With Friends 28

Scrabble letter values: E1X8C3R1E1S1C3E1N1C3E1 = 24

Definition

  1. noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. — synonyms: bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence
  2. noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.

Examples

  • “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
  • “the hump of a camel”
  • “he stood on the rocky prominence”

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