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In some senses, jut is marked as obsolete, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
jut
/d͡ʒʌt/
verb 2noun 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
high, triangular
VERB + JUT
shapes, tip
JUT + NOUN
granite
PREP.
amidst, from, on, out
Definitions
verb
1
To stick out.
the jutting part of a building
1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey It seems to jut' out of the structure of the poem.
2
To butt.
1772-1782, William Mason, The English Garden the jutting steer
noun
1
Something that sticks out.
1999, Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 3 (2001 Perennial Edition). The town of Wall stands today as it has stood for six hundred years, on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland.
name
1
Dated form of Jat.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of projecting out from something
- protrusion
- projection
- jutting
noun — something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from
- bulge
- bump
- hump
- swelling
- gibbosity
- gibbousness
- prominence
- protuberance
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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the jutting part of a building
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1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey It seems to jut' out of the structure of the poem.
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...enormous Chesterfield packs aslant on the scoreboards, a couple of cigarettes jutting from each.
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1999, Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 3 (2001 Perennial Edition). The town of Wall stands today as it has stood for six hundred years, on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland.
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Carve it so that the tip will jut out from the wall.
Tatoeba · #897807906
Triangular shapes jut from the building, and a prow dangles over a busy downtown street.
Tatoeba · #12115270Usage Notes
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