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tentacle
[ ten-tuh-kuhl ]
noun
- Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew.
tentacle
/ tɛnˈtækjʊlə; tɛnˈtækjʊˌlɔɪd; ˈtɛntəkəl /
noun
- any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc
- any of the hairs on the leaf of an insectivorous plant that are used to capture prey
- something resembling a tentacle, esp in its ability to reach out or grasp
tentacle
/ ĕ′ə-ə /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԳٲ-ˌ, adjective
- tentacular, adjective
- ˈٱԳٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ٱ·ٲ·· [ten-, tak, -y, uh, -ler], adjective
- ٱt·· ٱ·ٲu·Ǿ adjective
- t·ٱ·ٲu· adjective
- ܲt·ٲu· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tentacle1
Example Sentences
But unhappiness about the coming welfare cuts spreads its tentacles far further.
We cannot say the same with a straight face, without or without tentacle mouths.
She added that colonialism "was no longer a matter of my own maligned fate but a system of evil whose tentacles reached into every phase of African life".
In the Kremlin, though they deny any role in these events, I am sure people are happy Russia is seen as so powerful; its tentacles so far-reaching they can even stir up Romanian politics.
Al Fayed “had access to vulnerable young women from that school”, she said, adding that testimony she had heard suggested that Al Fayed’s “tentacles went far and wide”.
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