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English noun: annex

1. annex (artifact) an addition that extends a main building


Synonymsannexe, extension, wing


Broader (hypernym)add-on, addition, improver


Narrower (hyponym)ell


Part meronymbuilding, edifice


English verb: annex

1. annex (possession) take (territory) as if by conquest


SamplesHitler annexed Lithuania.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp


Narrower (hyponym)colonise, colonize

2. annex (contact) attach to


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)add on, affix, append, supplement









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