PROLEGS Synonyms

• staying power

• an external body part that projects from the body

• a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

• a part that is joined to something larger

• sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

• a bird's foot

• move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

• clutch as if in panic

• scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

• attack as if with claws

• one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

• the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

• a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

• an external body part that projects from the body

• an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

• the greatest or utmost degree

• the outermost or farthest region or point

• that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

• one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

• sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

• slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

• the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

• one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

• one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

• a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

• a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

• organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

• equip (a car) with fins

• propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

• show the fins above the water while swimming

• a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

• the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

• the foot of an ungulate mammal

• the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals

• walk

• dance in a professional capacity

• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

• any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

• (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

• either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

• the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

• anything that belongs to a set or class

• an external body part that projects from the body

• an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

• the male sex organ

• a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

• scrape with the paws

• touch clumsily

• a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• any sharply pointed projection

• tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

• a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

• a railway line connected to a trunk line

• incite or stimulate

• give heart or courage to

• strike with a spur

• goad with spurs

• equip with spurs

• something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold

• any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion