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insist on, avow, avouch: The convicted man went to the gallows
protesting his innocence.
protocol n. 1 rule(s) or code(s) or standard(s) of behaviour or conduct,
convention(s), custom(s), diplomacy, formality, formalities,
form, etiquette, politesse, manners, practice, usage, authority:
According to protocol, the lady stands at the right of the
gentleman. Which protocol are you following, the British or the
French? 2 treaty, pact, compact, covenant, agreement, concordat;
memorandum, minute, note, draft, outline: The original protocol
must be checked before the ministers attach their signatures.
prototype n. 1 model, archetype, first, original, pattern, exemplar,
precedent, mould: Many improvements were made as a result of
tests on the original prototype. 2 example, instance,
illustration, sample, norm, paragon, epitome, model, standard,
analogue, referent, metaphor: Mrs Grundy is a common prototype
for narrow-mindedness and prudishness.
protracted
adj. long, long-drawn-out, interminable, prolonged, over-long,
never-ending, extended, stretched out, marathon, endless,
everlasting, long-winded: The protracted union negotiations
delayed the start of the work by six months.
protrude v. stick out, jut (out), project, extend, poke out, stand out,
thrust out or forward, start (from), exsert, Rare extrude;
bulge, balloon, bag (out), belly (out); (of the eyes) pop,
goggle, Colloq US bug (out): Only the very tops of the plants
protruded from the snow.
protrusion
n. projection, protuberance, prominence, swelling, excrescence,
tumescence, bump, lump, knob, bulge; (condition of the eyes)
Technical exophthalmic goitre: I can feel the slight protrusion
of the nail-heads above the smooth surface.
protuberant
adj. protrusive, protruding, bulging, gibbous, jutting,
bulbous, swelling, swollen, turgid, tumescent, distended, tumid,
extrusive, excrescent, extruding, projecting, beetling,
overhanging, prominent: She has large brown eyes that are a
little protuberant.