Definitions for protrude

protrude pro·trude

Spelling: [proh-trood, pruh-]
IPA: /proʊˈtrud, prə-/

Protrude is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 237 anagrams from letters in protrude (deoprrtu).

Definitions for protrude

verb (used with object)

  1. to thrust forward; cause to project.

verb (used without object)

  1. to project.

Origin of protrude

1610-20; Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust

Examples for protrude

They are allowed to protrude from its mouth until they decay and drop off.

She had no flesh left; her bones seemed to protrude through the skin.

His straggling locks, usually long, protrude from an aperture in his hat.

Inspector Aylesbury's eyes seemed to protrude extraordinarily.

Anak's tongue began to protrude from his mouth and his eyes swelled.

Hernia—Rupture which permits a part of the bowels to protrude.

He could protrude a feline set of claws from his velvet glove.

Yet they need not protrude beyond the surface; but why hide them?

His nose is not flat, and his heels do not protrude unnecessarily.

The ribs had been cut across, and some portion of the heart or lung seemed to protrude.

Word Value for protrude
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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