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"his protruding ribs"adjectiveextending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Definition that contains protruding
- starting (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
- belly a protruding abdomen
- chin the protruding part of the lower jaw
- puff gathered for protruding fullness
- chihuahua an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
- puffed gathered for protruding fullness
- warthog African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
- paunch a protruding abdomen
- obtrusive sticking out; protruding
- fasces bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism