tentacle

tentacle Definition

ten·ta·cle (ten′tə kəl)

noun

any of a variety of long, slender, flexible growths, as about the head or mouth of some invertebrate animals, used variously for grasping, feeling, moving, etc.
Bot. any of various sensitive hairs on the leaves of some plants, as those used in capturing insects

Etymology: ModL tentaculum < L tentare, to touch: see tent

Related Forms:

tentacle Synonyms

tentaculum, arm, leg; see appendage 2, feeler 1, limb 2.

tentacle Usage Examples

Converse of object

quiver: Up shot the game play pool yahoo glittering, quivering tentacle of Rosium, vibrating for a few moments like a thread of silver.
extend: Shaped roughly like an octopus, the massif extends six tentacles or arms around 12 lakes.
tip: When an insect lands on a sundew, its legs and wings get caught on the sticky tipped tentacles like flies on fly paper.
have: The veritable Est Est Est chain has tentacles reaching out across the north west.
get: Get out of the water as soon as you can and have someone help get any tentacles off your skin.
see: I looked up, saw tentacles in front of my face.

Converse of subject

Adjective modifier

stinging: There were quite a thick bunch of stinging tentacles still attached, to a length of about 15 cm.
long: Suddenly, the pulsing core shot long tentacles through the surrounding rock.
short: Has characteristic deeply folded oral disk, with short tentacles.
many: Its a funny looking fish, with many thin tentacles on its face.
slimy: Then, flapping out of the doorway, six slimy green tentacles with snake heads emerged, hissing loudly.
white: With translucent white tentacles, waving like wings in a breeze, they are a wonderful sight to greet the amateur microscopist.

Modifies a noun

Noun used with modifier

fx: Page 6 1 [ View of Goryoumaru outside. ] fx tentacles crack crack 2 [ Closeup of Inuyasha noticing this. ] Inuyasha!
squid: For the extension of a squid tentacle, our numerical results are in excellent agreement with existing experimental results.
octopus: It has to be a Seafood Special with extra octopus tentacles.

Preposition: of

anemone: Huge numbers of crinoids swarm across the gully bottoms, carefully avoiding the outstretched tentacles of the anemones.
jellyfish: Although I only slightly came in contact with the tentacles of the jellyfish ( on my chest ), the sting was VERY painful.
octopus: Moreover, he had dreams of the sort that cling to the emerging minds like the dim tentacles of an octopus.

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