| 单词 | appendage |
| 释义 | appendage (once / 2103 pages) n Use the noun appendage to describe something that’s attached to something larger. Your arm is an appendage to your body. Appendage often describes body parts, either on humans or animals. If it’s something that sticks out — like a finger, tail, or leg — chances are it can be called an appendage. The word can also be used figuratively to refer to something that’s associated with something larger or more important, like a husband who’s a mere appendage to his famous wife. In this sense, the word takes on a negative connotation: the appendage is not important. WORD FAMILYappendage: appendages+/append: appendage, appendant, appended, appending, appends USAGE EXAMPLESThe resulting book was, in Beam’s words, “a sleek little vehicle with a Winnebago-size appendage in tow.” Slate(Dec 20, 2016) I think my favorite image is of a leg poking out from behind a pillar, the appendage of an unseen man. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) The first are the Afghan Taliban and its appendage the Haqqani network whose leaders remain ensconced in Peshawar and Quetta. BBC(Nov 27, 2016) 1n a part that is joined to something larger Hypo|Hyper appendicle a small appendage handholdan appendage to hold onto grip, handgrip, handle, holdthe appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it tailpieceappendage added to extend the length of something ax handle, axe handlethe handle of an ax broom handle, broomstickthe handle of a broom cropthe stock or handle of a whip haft, helvethe handle of a weapon or tool hiltthe handle of a sword or dagger hoe handlethe handle of a hoe knoba round handle mop handlethe handle of a mop panhandlethe handle of a pan pommel, saddlebowhandgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle pommela handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse rake handlethe handle of a rake stockthe handle end of some implements or tools gunstock, stockthe handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun part, portion something less than the whole of a human artifact 2n a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant Syn|Hypo|Hyper outgrowth, process horn one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates hornany hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn cresta showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal pseudopod, pseudopodiumtemporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion flagelluma lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) haira filamentous projection or process on an organism cirrusa slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile spinea sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin aculeasmall spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects stylea slender bristlelike or tubular process villusa minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body fetlockprojection behind and above a horse's hoof tentacleany of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion aristabristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies acromial process, acromionthe outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade alaa flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism alveolar archthe part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridgea ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth acrosomea process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg caruncle, carunculaan outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds condylea round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone coronoid process, processus coronoideusa sharp triangular process projecting from a bone epicondylea projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments fimbriathin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) apophysis(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra spicule, spiculumsmall pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals osteophytesmall abnormal bony outgrowth papillaa small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather papillaa small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform processa vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidalprocess of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull styloid processextends from the base of the temporal bone pterygoid processtwo bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone eminence, tubercle, tuberositya protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament zygomatic processa slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch trochanterone of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached transverse processone of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs odontoid processa toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck metaphysisthe growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis olecranon, olecranon processprocess of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended ridgeany long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane excrescence(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body papilla(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf enation, plant processa natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ antlerdeciduous horn of a member of the deer family tufta bunch of feathers or hair topknotshowy crest or knot of hair or feathers chorionic villusone of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta rattleloosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail cockscomb, comb, coxcombthe fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds rayany of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish quilla stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog styletsmall needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade bristlea stiff hair sensory hair, vibrissa, whiskera long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat setaa stiff hair or bristle pilushairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism brusha bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) bob, bobtail, docka short or shortened tail of certain animals caudal appendagetail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus uropygiumposterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow oxtailthe skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups flukeeither of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean scuta short erect tail flaga conspicuously marked or shaped tail antenna, feelerone of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste barbel, feelerslender tactile process on the jaws of a fish deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberositya bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches lappet, wattlea fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condylethe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull coronoid process of the mandiblethe coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle lateral condylea condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur medial condylea condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur lateral epicondyleepicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torusa ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket vegetationan abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) podetiuman organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne peristome(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule haustoriuma root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host apophysis(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers callus(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid blister(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin nodule, tuberclesmall rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant spurtubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers aculeusa stiff sharp-pointed plant process acumena tapering point fuzz, hair, tomentumfilamentous hairlike growth on a plant leaf node, node(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge burla large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity 3n an external body part that projects from the body Syn|Hypo|Hyper extremity, member chelicera either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing mouthpartany part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding fangan appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs chela, claw, nipper, pincera grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods parapodiumone of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing finorgan of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals pleopod, swimmeretone of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming limbone of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper dactyl, digita finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates toxicognatheither of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede hind limb, hindlimba posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals forelimbthe front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) flipperthe flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming dorsal finunpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance pectoral fineither of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement pelvic fin, ventral fineither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate caudal fin, tail finthe tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates lega human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle crusthe leg from the knee to foot lega structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion thighthe part of the leg between the hip and the knee arma human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb cubitusthe arm from the elbow to the fingertips forearmthe part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist minimusthe fifth digit; the little finger or little toe fingerany of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) toeone of the digits of the foot external body part any body part visible externally |
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