| VERB | stative | protuberate | cause to bulge out or project |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | protuberate | form a rounded prominence |
| Meaning | Cause to bulge out or project. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Similar to | protuberate | form a rounded prominence |
| Adjectives | protuberant | curving outward |
| Nouns | protuberance | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Meaning | form a rounded prominence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The starved child's belly protuberated" | |
| Broader | bulge, bag | bulge out |
| Similar to | protuberate | Cause to bulge out or project |
| Adjectives | protuberant | curving outward |
| Nouns | protuberance | the condition of being protuberant |
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