JUTTING

jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out

(adjective) extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; ā€œthe jutting limb of a treeā€; ā€œmassive projected buttressesā€; ā€œhis protruding ribsā€; ā€œa pile of boards sticking over the end of his truckā€

protrusion, projection, jut, jutting

(noun) the act of projecting out from something

JUT

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

jutting

present participle of jut

Noun

jutting (plural juttings)

That which juts or protrudes.

Source: Wiktionary


Jut"ting, a.

Definition: Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.

– Jut"ting*ly, adv.

JUT

Jut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jutting.] Etym: [A corruption of jet.]

1. To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. "In jutting rock and curved shore." Wordsworth. It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem. Sir T. Browne.

2. To butt. [Obs.] "The jutting steer." Mason.

Jut, n.

1. That which projects or juts; a projection.

2. A shove; a push. [Obs.] Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins