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    ten·ta·cle
    /ˈten(t)ək(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTENTACLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of tentacle in English. tentacle. noun [ C ] uk / ˈten.tə.k ə l / us / ˈten.t̬ə.k ə l / Add to word list. one of the long, thin parts like arms of some sea animals, used for feeling and holding things, catching food, or moving. Dolucan/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tentacleTentacle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TENTACLE is any of various elongate flexible usually tactile or prehensile processes borne by invertebrate animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth. How to use tentacle in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tentacleTENTACLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTENTACLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    tentacle. (tentəkəl) Word forms: plural tentacles. 1.countable noun [usually plural] 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. 2.countable noun [usually plural]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tentacleTentacle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A tentacle is long, ropey thing that sticks out of an animal’s face. You probably think they’re gross. Octopuses probably think they’re cute. You can use the word tentacle when referring to all kinds of things that grasp and hold, not just slithery creatures like octopi and jellyfish.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTENTACLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TENTACLE meaning: 1. one of the long, thin parts like arms of some sea animals, used for feeling and holding things…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tentacleTentacle - definition of tentacle by The Free Dictionary

    1. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, esp. invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler. 2. a sensitive filament or hair on a plant, as one of the hairs of the sundew.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontentacle noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    /ˈtɛntɪkl/ enlarge image. [countable] a long, thin part of the body of some creatures, such as squid, used for feeling or holding things, for moving, or for getting food (figurative) Tentacles of fear closed around her body. Definitions on the go.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › tentacleTentacle Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    TENTACLE meaning: 1 : one of the long, flexible arms of an animal (such as an octopus) that are used for grabbing things and moving; 2 : power or influence that reaches into many areas.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tentacletentacle | meaning of tentacle in Longman Dictionary of...

    tentacle meaning, definition, what is tentacle: one of the long thin parts of a sea crea...: Learn more.