EXSERT

exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

(verb) thrust or extend out; “He held out his hand”; “point a finger”; “extend a hand”; “the bee exserted its sting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

exsert (third-person singular simple present exserts, present participle exserting, simple past and past participle exserted)

(transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.

Adjective

exsert (comparative more exsert, superlative most exsert)

Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.

Anagrams

• T-Rexes, T-rexes, T. Rexes, T. rexes, exerts, sexter

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*sert", Ex*sert"ed, a. Etym: [L. exsertus, p.p. of exserere to stretch out or forth. See Exert.]

Definition: Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens. A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. D. H. Barnes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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