The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NODE , but the solution may also be BUMP which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Protuberance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NODE | 80 % | 4 |
| BULGE | 5 % | 5 |
| KNOB | 2 % | 4 |
| NODULE | 2 % | 6 |
| LUMP | 2 % | 4 |
| TUMOR | 2 % | 5 |
| EAR | 1 % | 3 |
| LOBE | 1 % | 4 |
| BUMP | 1 % | 4 |
| WART | 1 % | 4 |
| SNAG | 1 % | 4 |
| HUMP | 1 % | 4 |
Why may BUMP be the right solution?
"BUMP" fits the definition of a protuberance as it refers to a small raised area or swelling on a surface.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protuberance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bulge
- gibbosity
- gibbousness
- hump
- bump
- protrusion
- jut
- projection
- extrusion
- excrescence
- prominence
- node
Crossword Answer definitions
NODE noun- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- A leaf node.
- A computer or other device attached to a network.
- The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot.
- The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
- The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NODE
- Bump on a log
- Connector
- Protuberance
- Terminal on a network
- Connecting point
- Swelling
- Bump
- Computer network site
- Graph point
- Bump on a log?
More clues leading to the result BULGE
- Battle of the ___
- Pregnancy tipoff
- Protrusion
- Protrude
- World War II's Battle of the ___
- Stick out
- Lump
- Battle of the -
- Swell
- "Battle of the __"
More clues leading to the result KNOB
- Door fixture
- Door handle
- Remote forerunner
- Handle
- Amp doohickey
- Cabinet part
- Radio feature
- Door opener
- Protuberance
- Volume control, maybe
More clues leading to the result NODULE
- Small knot
- Small lump
- Protuberance
- Rounded protuberance
- Small bump
- Small knotlike protuberance
- Rounded tissue mass
- Little lump
- Plant root growth
- Root growth
More clues leading to the result LUMP
- Coal piece
- Coal quantity
- Cube of sugar
- Sugar cube
- Piece of coal
- Sugar unit, for tea
- Like alternative?
- Protuberance
- Like it or __ it!
- Gravy problem
More clues leading to the result TUMOR
- Surgeon's target
- Swelling
- Protuberance
- Chemo target
- Surgeon's target, perhaps
- Abnormal growth
- Surgeon's target, sometimes
- Target for a surgeon
- Abnormal cell growth
More clues leading to the result EAR
- A muff covers it
- An external organ
- Dumbo's wing
- Flair for music
- Hairstylist's obstacle?
- Hoop site
- Musical acuity
- Pencil holder
- Pencil-holder, at times
- Piercing locale
More clues leading to the result LOBE
- 7A part
- Ring locale
- Earring locale
- Place for a piercing
- Stud site
- Ear piece
- Pierced part
- Place for a stud
- Pierced place
- Piercing place
More clues leading to the result BUMP
- Phrenologist's interest
- Jostle
- Minor collision
- Increase
- Result of bonking one's head
- Displace
- Promote or demote
- Road imperfection
- Cause for an apology
- Raise, in poker
More clues leading to the result WART
- Kind of hog
- Skin growth
- Hard rough lump
- Blemish
- Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away target
- Skin blemish
- Flaw, as it were
- Toadskin product?
- Imperfection
- Bump on a hog?
More clues leading to the result SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle