Associations to the word «Jut»

Wiktionary

JUT, noun. Something that sticks out
JUT, verb. (intransitive) to stick out
JUT, verb. (obsolete) To butt.

Dictionary definition

JUT, noun. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns".
JUT, noun. The act of projecting out from something.
JUT, verb. Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff".

Wise words

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