Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun outcropping

1 sense of outcropping

Sense 1
outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop -- (the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land)
       => rock, stone -- (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb outcrop

1 sense of outcrop

Sense 1
outcrop -- (appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped")
       => appear -- (come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon")