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outthrust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-thrust
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock

verb

To extend outwards

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English thrust English outthrust From out- + thrust.

Inflected Forms

outthrusts (plural) outthrusts (present, singular) outthrusting (participle, present) outthrusted (participle, past) outthrusted (past)

Questions

What does outthrust mean?
Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock
Where does outthrust come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English thrust English outthrust From out- + thrust.

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