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sticking out
adjective as in obtrusive
adjective as in projecting
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Scientists have discovered a bizarre armoured dinosaur which had metre-long spikes sticking out from its neck.
"Of course they don't have the means to make a formal protest, so what do they do? They start sticking out these flags, waving them… They want people to pay attention to them."
"It was a horrible sight, Japanese with swords sticking out of their bodies, instead of falling into enemy hands."
The next day, he texted me a time and date with a drawing of what looked like giant floating lava-lamp blobs with two pairs of little feet sticking out from underneath.
"Those guys are heroes for sticking out this long."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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