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attachment
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
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  1. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
  2. An accessory for an electrical appliance, machine, etc.
  3. The seizure or freezing of property by court order while an action is pending so that its ownership can be determined, it can be secured to be sold to satisfy a judgment, or its sale or transfer can be prevented so that any future judgment arising from the action may later be secured or satisfied. See also garnishment and replevin.
appendix
A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book.
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  1. A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book.
  2. (Anat.) An outgrowth of an organ; esp., the vermiform appendix
  3. The vermiform appendix.
accessory
A piece of optional equipment for convenience, comfort, appearance, etc.
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  1. A piece of optional equipment for convenience, comfort, appearance, etc.
  2. One who aids or contributes to the commission or concealment of a crime or assists others in avoiding apprehension for the crime but not present when the crime was committed. Mere silence or approval of the crime is insufficient to make one an accessory; the person must take steps to facilitate the commission or concealment of the crime or the avoidance of the criminal’s capture. See also misprision of felony, accomplice, aid and abet, conspiracy, and principal.
  3. An article worn or carried to complete one's outfit, as a purse or gloves
arm
In nontechnical use, the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the wrist
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  1. In nontechnical use, the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the wrist
  2. A support for the arm on a chair, sofa, etc.
  3. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
leg
(--- Nautical) The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.
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  1. (--- Nautical) The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.
  2. The part of an air route or a flight pattern that is between two successive stops, positions, or changes in direction.
  3. One of the parts of the body by means of which animals stand and walk, specif., in human beings,
limb
One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.
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  1. One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.
  2. A member or representative of a group:
  3. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
feeler
A specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect
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  1. A specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect
  2. A person or thing that feels
  3. (Informal) A remark, question, offer, etc. made to feel out another
tentacle
Any of a variety of long, slender, flexible growths, as about the head or mouth of some invertebrate animals, used variously for grasping, feeling, moving, etc.
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  1. Any of a variety of long, slender, flexible growths, as about the head or mouth of some invertebrate animals, used variously for grasping, feeling, moving, etc.
  2. A narrow, flexible, unjointed part extending from the body of certain animals, such as an octopus, jellyfish, or sea anemone. Tentacles are used for feeling, grasping, or moving.
  3. One of these structures in a cephalopod, typically being retractile and having a clublike end usually with suckers or hooks, in contrast to an arm, which is nonretractile and typically has suckers along the underside.
tail
A person assigned or employed to follow and report on someone else's movements and actions:
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  1. A person assigned or employed to follow and report on someone else's movements and actions:
  2. Limitation of the inheritance of an estate to a particular person and that person's heirs.
  3. (Informal) A person or vehicle that follows another, esp. in surveillance
extremity
(Archaic) The end of life; dying
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  1. (Archaic) The end of life; dying
  2. A body limb
  3. The greatest or utmost degree:
member
A person belonging to some association, society, community, party, etc.
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  1. A person belonging to some association, society, community, party, etc.
  2. A limb, such as an arm or a leg.
  3. One that belongs to a group or organization:
flipper
(Cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce
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  1. (Cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce
  2. (Dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
  3. (Dated, slang) The hand.
fin
One of the winglike or paddlelike parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing in water.
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  1. One of the winglike or paddlelike parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing in water.
  2. A thin, usually curved projection attached to the rear bottom of a surfboard for stability.
  3. (--- Slang) A hand or arm
shank
The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.
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  1. The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.
  2. A cut of meat from the leg of an animal
  3. (Printing) The section of a body of type between the shoulder and the foot.
stem
The main upward-growing axis of a plant, having nodes and bearing leaves, usually extending in a direction opposite to that of the root and above the ground, and serving to support the plant and to transport and store food materials; specif., the main stalk or trunk of a tree, shrub, or other plant, from which leaves, flowers, and fruit develop
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  1. The main upward-growing axis of a plant, having nodes and bearing leaves, usually extending in a direction opposite to that of the root and above the ground, and serving to support the plant and to transport and store food materials; specif., the main stalk or trunk of a tree, shrub, or other plant, from which leaves, flowers, and fruit develop
  2. A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
  3. The upright piece to which the side timbers or plates are attached to form the prow of a ship
dog
Any of a large and varied group of domesticated canines (Canis familiaris) often kept as a house pet or used for hunting, guarding people or property, etc.
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  1. Any of a large and varied group of domesticated canines (Canis familiaris) often kept as a house pet or used for hunting, guarding people or property, etc.
  2. (Slang) An unattractive or unpopular person
  3. (Informal) A person:
accessory
Something extra; thing added to help in a secondary way
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  1. Something extra; thing added to help in a secondary way
  2. A piece of optional equipment for convenience, comfort, appearance, etc.
  3. One who aids or contributes to the commission or concealment of a crime or assists others in avoiding apprehension for the crime but not present when the crime was committed. Mere silence or approval of the crime is insufficient to make one an accessory; the person must take steps to facilitate the commission or concealment of the crime or the avoidance of the criminal’s capture. See also misprision of felony, accomplice, aid and abet, conspiracy, and principal.
adjunct
(Grammar) A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
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  1. (Grammar) A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
  2. A thing added to something else, but secondary or not essential to it
  3. Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position.
appurtenance
Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.
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  1. Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.
  2. Apparatus or equipment; accessories
  3. Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.
attachment
An accessory for an electrical appliance, machine, etc.
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  1. An accessory for an electrical appliance, machine, etc.
  2. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
  3. The seizure or freezing of property by court order while an action is pending so that its ownership can be determined, it can be secured to be sold to satisfy a judgment, or its sale or transfer can be prevented so that any future judgment arising from the action may later be secured or satisfied. See also garnishment and replevin.
supplement
Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
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  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
  2. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.
  3. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
Find another word for appendage. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for appendage, like: attachment, appendix, accessory, arm, leg, limb, external organ, feeler, tentacle, tail and extremity.

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  • This factory was, however, merely an appendage to the imperial magnificence.

  • In those insects in which a median terminal appendage exists between the two cerci this is considered to be a prolongation of the eleventh tergite.

  • PrGabp l, Rudiment of the appendage of the praegenital somite which disappears.

  • The appendage carrying the gill-book stands out on the surface of the body in Limulus, and has other portions developed besides the gill-book and its base; it is fused with its fellow of the opposite side On the other hand, in Scorpio, the gill-book-bearing apFIG.

  • high, attached to the insect by the lowermost end (foot), and easily mistaken for a hair or similar appendage of the insect.

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