appendage

«appendage» in Mova's school dictionary: a part that sticks out from the main body, such as an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an appendage, appendages)

meaning for a pupil

1) An appendage is a part that sticks out from the main body, such as an arm, leg, tail, antenna or fin. tree →

2) An appendage is something added to a bigger, more important thing. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science (insects have jointed appendages; crabs, lobsters, octopus arms), and sometimes in writing about less important attachments.

examples

• Insects have six legs and two antennae as appendages. tree →
• A lobster uses its front appendages to grab food. tree →
• The octopus has eight appendages called arms. tree →
• Fins are appendages that help fish swim. tree →
• The small shed was an appendage to the big house. tree →
• Some insects can regrow a lost appendage. tree →
• "I am like the luggage," said he; "I am here as a necessary appendage." tree →

note

Countable. Not the same as the «appendix», a small tube in the body, though the words are related (both from «append», to attach).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «appendage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.