1
[ noun ] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

Synonyms

bulge protuberance protrusion gibbousness gibbosity jut prominence hump excrescence bump

Related terms

projection spur wart nub occipital_protuberance frontal_eminence belly mogul caput snag bulge protrude hunch bulge

2
[ noun ] squeezing out by applying pressure

Synonyms

expulsion

Examples

"an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube" "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

Related terms

squeeze extrude

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Rhymes with

intrusion contusion exclusion disillusion collusion inclusion occlusion seclusion conclusion preclusion transfusion fusion explosion allusion illusion excursion infusion confusion profusion rediffusion diffusion delusion persian tunisian dispersion aspersion corrosion suasion version excision abrasion equation erosion artesian asian lesion vision persuasion collision caucasian submersion subversion perversion implosion aversion immersion incursion reversion cohesion parisian derision inversion diversion conversion rhodesian occasion supervision evasion circumcision rescission indecision provision incision precision decision revision indonesian invasion polynesian division envision peloponnesian malaysian tv subdivision television

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

extrusive extraction extroversion extraversion extrinsic extrication extradition extrude

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