OUTTHRUST

outthrust

(noun) an outcropping of rock that extends outward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outthrust (plural outthrusts)

Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock

Verb

outthrust (third-person singular simple present outthrusts, present participle outthrusting, simple past and past participle outthrusted)

To extend outwards

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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