{ "jut":{ "antonyms":[ "bulge", "bunch", "convexity", "overhang", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance", "swell" ], "definitions":{ ": something that juts : projection":[], ": to cause to project":[], ": to extend out, up, or forward : project":[ "mountains jutting into the sky", "a jutting jaw" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "mountains jutting into the sky", "the sandbar juts out into the ocean", "Noun", "Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Cumbia rhythms rise from the production and mix with jazz melodies; a sudden huapango structure might jut out from a chorus or intro. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 Oct. 2021", "The northern Massachusetts peninsula on which Rockport sits doesn't jut as far out into the Atlantic as Cape Cod does in the south, but its seaside energy is similar. \u2014 Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure , 24 July 2021", "For instance, the new plan for 125 Lincoln includes higher ceilings and vast open floors; the lower floors would jut out over an onramp to the Thomas P. O\u2019Neill Jr. Tunnel. \u2014 Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Feb. 2021", "Glaciers are often stabilized by ice shelves\u2014tongues of ice that jut out from the edge of the ice sheet into the ocean. \u2014 Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American , 1 May 2020", "The Flats, the low-slung puzzle piece jutting near the Cuyahoga River, was industrial flatland, lumber territory, in 1930. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 4 May 2020", "Once, after taking off in China\u2019s Taklamakan desert, Steinmetz woke on the ground with his teeth jutting through his cheek. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 22 Apr. 2020", "After about ten minutes, Theo paused and placed his palms flat against a jutting boulder. \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020", "An Ancient Scene The team discovered the ancient painting in 2017 in a cave known as Leang Bulu\u2019 Sipong 4 in southern Sulawesi\u2019s karst region of Maros-Pangkep, a dramatic landscape of jutting limestone towers and cliffs. \u2014 Kate Wong, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "With the bullpens in left-center field not being moved as part of this project, the ballpark now has a sharp jut from the bullpen to the rest of the wall. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022", "In the Kenai Peninsula community of Homer, a steady stream of cars was seen evacuating the Homer Spit, a jut of land extending nearly 5 miles (8 kilometers) into Kachemak Bay that is a draw for tourists and fishermen. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Star Tribune , 29 July 2021", "The kind that makes your lip jut in solemn appreciation. \u2014 Daniel Wolfe, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2020", "The waves, which appeared small from afar, rumble over the reef, sections of which jut above the water line. \u2014 John Briley, Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2020", "Fiberglass wedges jut out from every surface\u2014even the floor\u2014to prevent waves from reverberating and muddying the test results. \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Feb. 2020", "The impact caused Hudson's feet to jut underneath the pedals. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2020", "The narrow strand of sand juts into the ocean where the Gulf Stream flows from the south and the Labrador Current meets it from the north. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2020", "Cohen then walked to a back corner of the property, where wood steps connected to the home jut out, providing a gorgeous view of the neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "circa 1573, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps short for jutty entry 2":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bag", "balloon", "beetle", "belly", "billow", "bulge", "bunch", "overhang", "poke", "pooch", "pouch", "pout", "project", "protrude", "stand out", "start", "stick out", "swell" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034331", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }