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appendage
CIDE DICTIONARY
appendage, n.
- Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house. [1913 Webster]"Modesty is the appendage of sobriety." [1913 Webster]
- A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates. [1913 Webster]"Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
appendage, n.
1 something attached; an addition.
2 Zool. a leg or other projecting part of an arthropod.
1 something attached; an addition.
2 Zool. a leg or other projecting part of an arthropod.
THESAURUS
appendage
accession, accessories, accessory, accident, accidental, accompaniment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adherent, adjunct, adjuvant, annex, annexation, appanage, appanages, appendages, appendant, appendix, appointments, appurtenance, appurtenances, appurtenant, arm, attachment, attendant, augment, augmentation, auxiliary, belongings, bough, branch, buff, cavaliere servente, choses, choses in action, choses in possession, choses local, choses transitory, coda, collateral, complement, concomitant, contingency, contingent, continuation, corollary, courtier, dangler, dependent, disciple, extension, extra, extrapolation, fan, fixture, flunky, follower, following, hand, hanger-on, happenstance, heeler, henchman, homme de cour, imp, incidental, increase, increment, inessential, joint, leg, limb, link, lobe, lobule, man, material things, member, mere chance, movables, nonessential, not-self, offshoot, organ, other, paraphernalia, parasite, partisan, pendant, perquisites, personal effects, pinion, public, pursuer, pursuivant, ramification, reinforcement, retainer, runner, satellite, scion, secondary, sectary, servant, shadow, side effect, side issue, spray, sprig, spur, stooge, subsidiary, successor, superaddition, supplement, supporter, switch, tagtail, tail, tailpiece, tendril, things, trainbearer, trappings, twig, undergirding, unessential, votary, ward heeler, wingROGET THESAURUS
appendage
Sequel
N sequel, suffix, successor, tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear, retinue, suite, appendix, postscript, epilogue, peroration, codicil, continuation, sequela, appendage, tail piece, heelpiece, tag, more last words, colophon, aftercome, aftergrowth, afterpart, afterpiece, aftercourse, afterthought, aftergame, arriere pensee, second thoughts, outgrowth.Accompaniment
N accompaniment, adjunct, context, appendage, appurtenance, coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship, partnership, copartnership, coefficiency, concomitant, accessory, coefficient, companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague, consort, spouse, mate, partner, co-partner, satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow, escort, cortege, attribute, accompanying, concomitant, fellow, twin, joint, associated with, coupled with, accessory, attendant, obbligato, with, withal, together with, along with, in company with, hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, cheek by jole, arm in arm, therewith, herewith, and, together, in a body, collectively, noscitur a sociis, virtutis fortuna comes.For further exploring for "appendage" in Webster Dictionary Online