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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

shape, form go
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

solid go
a three-dimensional shape

convexity, convex shape go
a shape that curves or bulges outward

projection go
any solid convex shape that juts out from something

extrusion, protrusion, jut, prominence, excrescence, bump, swelling, bulge, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, protuberance
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

noun.shape

8 Subcategories

frontal eminence go
either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance go
prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
belly go
a part that bulges deeply
caput go
a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
mogul go
a bump on a ski slope
nub, nubble go
a small lump or protuberance
snag go
a sharp protuberance
wart go
any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)