different between sprout vs protuberance
sprout
English
Etymology
From Middle English spruten, from Old English spr?tan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutan?. Doublet of spruit.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /sp?a?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /sp???t/
- Rhymes: -a?t, -??t
Noun
sprout (plural sprouts)
- A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
- A bean sprout.
- An edible germinated seed.
Translations
Verb
sprout (third-person singular simple present sprouts, present participle sprouting, simple past and past participle sprouted)
- (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
- (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
- (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly
Synonyms
- ackerspyre (Chester)
Related terms
- unsprouted
- brussel sprout
Translations
Anagrams
- Portus, Proust, Stroup, Troups, stupor
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protuberance
English
Etymology
From French protubérance, from Latin pr?tub?rantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from pr? + t?ber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p????tju?b???ns/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?o??tu?b???ns/
Noun
protuberance (plural protuberances)
- A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.
- 1989 — Ben Aaronovitch, Remembrance of the Daleks
- Ever since their creation the Daleks have been attempting to conquer and enslave as much of the universe as they could get their grubby little protuberances on.
- Synonyms: bulge, bump, protrusion
- 1989 — Ben Aaronovitch, Remembrance of the Daleks
Related terms
- protuberant
Translations
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