Jut Definition

jŭt
juts, jutted, jutting
verb
juts, jutted, jutting
To stick out; project.
Webster's New World
To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project.
American Heritage
To cause to jut.
American Heritage
(intransitive) To stick out.
The jutting part of a building.
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noun
juts
The act or condition of jutting.
A pronounced jut of the chin.
American Heritage
A part that juts.
Webster's New World
Something that protrudes; a projection.
American Heritage
Something that sticks out.
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Other Word Forms of Jut

Noun

Singular:
jut
Plural:
juts

Origin of Jut

  • Middle English jutten from gete, iutei jetty, projecting upper story from Old French jetee jetty1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English, alteration of jet, cognate with jetty

    From Wiktionary

Jut Sentence Examples

  • As you open up the chest, make sure you are keeping your ribs relaxed, you don't want them to jut forward.

  • The rocky headlands jut into the sea.

  • There are four, colored stalks that jut out from the center of the game board.

  • The tiers come down and then jut outward, sometimes swooping slightly upwards at the bottom of each level.

  • Shoulder weakness also causes the shoulder blades to jut backward, called scapular winging.

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Words Starting With

JJUJUT

Words Ending With

TUTJUT

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Words Starting With J and Ending With T

Starts With J & Ends With TStarts With JU & Ends With TStarts With J & Ends With UT

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With J3 Letter Words Ending With T