| Adam's apple |
the projection at the front of the human throat formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx, visible esp. in men. |
| apse |
a projection at the end of a church or other building, usu. having a domed or arched roof. |
| auricle |
an earlike projection of either of the two upper chambers of the heart, or one of the chambers itself; atrium. [1/3 definitions] |
| barbicel |
on feathers, a minute hairlike projection from one barbule, which attaches to others of its kind, maintaining the integrity of the feather as a single surface. |
| barbule |
a small projection from the barb of a feather. |
| belay |
in mountain climbing, a secure projection such as a rock, tree, or the like, around which a rope may be run or fastened. [1/6 definitions] |
| boss2 |
a rounded projection or swelling. [2/4 definitions] |
| brad |
a thin nail with either a small head or a slight projection on the side. [1/2 definitions] |
| calk2 |
a similar projection on a person's shoe. [1/4 definitions] |
| cassowary |
any of several very large flightless birds of Australia and New Guinea that have a bony projection on the top of the head and face. |
| cleat |
a projection attached to the bottom of a shoe to prevent slipping, esp. on sports shoes. [1/5 definitions] |
| cog3 |
a projection on the end of a piece of wood that, when engaged with an indentation on another piece of wood, creates a joint. [1/2 definitions] |
| condyle |
a rounded projection on the end of one bone that fits into a hollow at the facing end of the next bone, forming a ball-and-socket joint. |
| cornice |
in architecture, a decorative horizontal projection running near or along the upper edge of a wall or building; molding. [1/4 definitions] |
| doorstop |
any of various devices, such as a weighted object, a wedge, or a rubber-tipped projection, used to control the position or movement of a door, as to prop it open at a certain width or prevent it from hitting an adjacent wall. |
| elbow |
the bend or joint between the human upper arm and forearm, or the bony projection at this bend. [1/6 definitions] |
| equal-area |
of or denoting any of several types of map projection in which portions of the earth's surface that are of equal area are given equal space on a map. |
| fetlock |
the projecting bone above and behind the hoof of a horse or horselike animal, or the tuft of hair on this projection. |
| hamate bone |
a wedge-shaped bone on the side of the wrist that has a hooklike projection on the surface near the palm. |
| high relief |
in friezes and the like, the projection of sculptured figures by about one half of their natural depth. |
| hornworm |
the caterpillar of any of several hawk moths, which has a thornlike projection on the rear segment. |