jutting

4.8

Sticking out from a surface or edge

adjective
/ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/

: saliente

She pointed to a jutting rock that was clearly visible above the water.

It's like a lot of it is being held up by this jutting part right here.

Examples

Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws and lamp like structures protruding from their heads.
So the South Pole of this magnet is jutting out a little bit more and then on this other side, the South Pole is in a little bit more.
It's like a lot of it is being held up by this jutting part right here.

Unbox Therapy
It will be jutting to the right instead of the left.
Spires of consciousness jutting out of the soil.
Then one of the other interesting visual elements of it is that jutting out cable management shroud cubby area under the video card.
Fragmented into segments as a shoulder jutting from behind a garden urn on which it leans.
The mountain has a jutting cliff that offers stunning views of the valley below.
The castle features a jutting balcony that extends over the entrance.

Synonyms

sticking out

vsjutting

15 2.9

Coming out past a surface so it can be seen

is the neutral term that covers extension but adds no extra detail

protuberant

vsjutting

1 8.4

Sticks out from a surface in a round or curved way

is the flat or straight extension rather than a rounded, bulging form

projected

vsjutting

4.9

A part that sticks out from a surface, like a roof or balcony

is more neutral about simple extension rather than stressing visibility

projecting

vsjutting

4.2

Sticks out from a surface or edge

is the general idea of extension without stressing active reaching

protruding

vsjutting

4.2

Sticking out from a surface like a nail or branch

focuses on general extension above or beyond rather than on origin point

protrusive

vsjutting

7.6

Sticking out from a surface so it is noticed

is the simple outward extension without implying a strong pushing action

Antonyms

recessed

1 5.6

Set back into a wall to make a small shelf or seat

Compounds

jaw-jutting confidence

8.5

A bold, proud way of acting that shows you feel sure of yourself

How Far

to overhang

7 3.6

jutting

4.8

projecting

4.2

flush

3 6.5

Surface Forms

jutting positive

Morphology

jutting = jut (transparent) = jut + ing

A regular present-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'jut' meaning 'projecting out'; the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word jutting comes from the simple verb jut, which means 'to stick out'. So something jutting—like a balcony, a chin, or a rock—is one that sticks out past the surface or edge.