appendage

  • 11appendage — n. an appendage to * * * [ə pendɪdʒ] an appendage to …

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  • 12appendage — UK [əˈpendɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms appendage : singular appendage plural appendages formal something that is joined to something larger or more important, for example a small part of your body such as a hand or foot …

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  • 13appendage —    the penis    Literally, something attached or hung on:     ... her mean little hand ready to perform its spiritless operation on my equally jaded appendage. (Styron, 1976 it can t have been that jaded) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 14appendage — noun 1) I am not just an appendage to the family Syn: addition, attachment, adjunct, addendum, appurtenance, accessory 2) a pair of feathery appendages Syn: protuberance, projection; technical process …

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  • 15appendage — ap•pend•age [[t]əˈpɛn dɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) anat. a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central or principal structure 2) a person in a subordinate or dependent position 3) an adjunct to something greater: wit as a natural appendage to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16appendage — noun Date: 1647 1. an adjunct to something larger or more important ; appurtenance 2. a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached;… …

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  • 17appendage — any substantial projection form the body. The pectoral and pelvic fins are paired appendages …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 18appendage — n. [L. ad, to; pendere, to hang] A structure attached or appended to a larger structure, as parts or organs that are attached to the body of various invertebrates …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 19appendage — appendaged, adj. /euh pen dij/, n. 1. a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition. 2. Anat., Zool. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk. 3. Bot., Mycol. any subsidiary part superadded to another part. 4 …

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  • 20appendage — noun a) an external body part that projects from the body b) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism Syn: extremity, member, outgrowth, process …

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