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- [ten-tuh-kuh l]
- /ˈtɛn tə kəl/
- /ˈten.tə.kl̩/
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- [ten-tuh-kuh l]
- /ˈtɛn tə kəl/
Definitions of tentacle word
- noun tentacle Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler. 1
- noun tentacle Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew. 1
- noun tentacle limb of an octopus, etc. 1
- countable noun tentacle The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving. 0
- countable noun tentacle If you talk about the tentacles of a political, commercial, or social organization, you are referring to the power and influence that it has in the outside community. 0
- noun tentacle any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc 0
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Origin of tentacle
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
1755-65; < New Latin tentāculum, equivalent to Latin tentā(re) (variant of temptāre to feel, probe) + -culum -cule2
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Parts of speech for Tentacle
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tentacle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tentacle
noun tentacle
- barbel — any of several slender tactile spines or bristles that hang from the jaws of certain fishes, such as the catfish and carp
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- clapperclaw — to claw or scratch with the hands and nails
- claw — The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.
- fang — one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
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