TENTACLE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word tentacle. (close relations)
Definition of TENTACLE
Best Alternative Words for TENTACLE
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| antenna | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals • sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ • one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste | ||||||||
| appendage | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| arm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person • a division of some larger or more complex organization • the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm verb • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • supply with arms | ||||||||
| feeler | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| organ | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function • a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ • a periodical that is published by a special interest group • wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard • a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows | ||||||||
| projection | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations • the projection of an image from a film onto a screen • a planned undertaking • any structure that branches out from a central support • any solid convex shape that juts out from something • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else • the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality • the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction • the act of projecting out from something • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | ||||||||
