If we do not cut the fallen tree, it will protrude into the trail and prevent the passage of the horses. From LearnThat.org.
Shattered brick structures and concrete foundations protrude from the forest floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Hitler Shrine] Reference
The two little balls that protrude from the top of her head peek out coquettishly from her coiffure. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
They do not stand as tall or protrude from the body as far as external frames, which catch on branches and brush. From Wordnik.com. [Elk the Hard Way] Reference
The LaserMax fits right inside the weapon, so it doesn't have to protrude from the weapon as the Crimson Trace does. From Wordnik.com. [Laser for pistol] Reference
A .1 mm sheet of piezoelectric ceramic is cut and molded so hundreds of tiny bridges on legs protrude from the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: August 31, 2003 - September 6, 2003 Archives] Reference
Any packaging that trapped enough air to protrude from the water seemed to obey the wind currents, which in these latitudes are easterly. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman] Reference
HERNIA -- Rupture which permits a part of the bowels to protrude. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
This motion is produced by flagella which protrude from the body. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
And numberless spear-heads protrude from its surface: her right hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
In this way all danger of causing the broken bones to protrude and thus. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
From the centre of the last one protrude two well-squared heavy timbers. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I] Reference
The man's face was purple, his eyes had begun to protrude from their sockets. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part I] Reference
Several of the more nervous rifle barrels protrude uncertainly from the windows. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
The face may become purple, the eyes protrude, and the veins of the face swell up. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
I am a real beauty -- sparse white tufts of hair protrude from the top of my head. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting For My Life--For The Second Time] Reference
Return it with spoon to the potato skin, allowing it to protrude about an inch above the skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
Two wheels protrude from a factory, and are seen in motion on the outer wall by every passenger. From Wordnik.com. [The Parables of Our Lord] Reference
Customers sometimes notice skimmers protrude from ATM façades, so some thieves now install false façades. From Wordnik.com. [The Cash-Machine Capers] Reference
She has the same kind of front teeth that protrude slightly like she needed braces when she was a teenager. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, 6] Reference
Figure 1 should fall a little short of the edge A of the board, so that if the latter shrinks they will not protrude. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
"From those openings, and you will see that there are four of them, will protrude the muzzles of my electric cannons.". From Wordnik.com. [Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record] Reference
When the bowel is about to protrude at either of the rings, it first dilates the peritonaeum, which covers these openings. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Make the hole through which the wire is to protrude only slightly larger than the wire itself, and be sure that the latter is clean. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
There is also great danger from the ends of joists, safe-lintels, or other pieces of timber, being allowed to protrude into chimneys. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction] Reference
Most recessed light fixtures that protrude up into the attic should not be covered with insulation, which could cause them to overheat. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Project: Weatherize your attic to save money and boost comfort at home year-round] Reference
This is managed by allowing the wood of each setting board to protrude beyond its cork to the thickness of the slip -- say half an inch. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
In some grasses the stamens mature earlier, (= protandry =) while in others the stigmas protrude long before the stamens (= protogyny =). From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The point of the tube should protrude from the narrow end of the bag, which is too small to allow the top of the tube to be pushed through. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies] Reference
The spears that protrude from the screen are cool too, but this is a special effect you know is coming: it's the archetypal 3-D money shot. From Wordnik.com. [Here There Be Monsters] Reference
"Straw holder" arranges the straws so that the top ends protrude from his closed fist, either perfectly even or irregular in their height above the hand, according to his fancy. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
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