Synonyms for caput

Synonyms for (noun) caput

Synonyms: head, caput

Definition: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

Usage: he stuck his head out the window

Similar words: external body part

Definition: any body part visible externally


Synonyms: caput

Definition: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

Usage: the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula

Similar words: protrusion, protuberance, prominence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, excrescence, extrusion, bulge, bump, swelling

Definition: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Usage: the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge; the hump of a camel; he stood on the rocky prominence; the occipital protuberance was well developed; the bony excrescence between its horns


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