Meaning

3 senses
  1. An external body part that projects from the body.

    bodily appendage

    The insect has a pair of sensory appendages.

    Extremität, Körperglied, Glied

    прида́токpridátok, отро́стокotróstok

    an external body part that projects from the body

  2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.

    The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.

    Auswuchs, Fortsatz, Ansatz

    прида́токpridátok, отро́стокotróstok

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

  3. A part that is joined to something larger.

    He disliked being treated as a mere appendage to the committee.

    Ansatz, Anhang, Anhängsel

    прида́токpridátok, приложе́ниеpriložénije, приве́сокprivésok

    a part that is joined to something larger

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The alien organism developed appendages.

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  2. Antonio had a huge appendage.

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  3. The moisture from my breath had congealed in my beard, until that appendage felt like an iron mask.

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  4. Tentacles are appendages.

    ruТентакли – конечности.

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  5. May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
external body part:
part that is joined to something larger:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
external body part:
natural prolongation or projection:
part that is joined to something larger:

Forms

plural: appendages
Singularappendage
Pluralappendages

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an external body part that projects from the body:extremitymember
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant:processoutgrowth

Word family

8 related words

See also

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