English noun: tentacle | |||
1. | tentacle (attribute) something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold | ||
Samples | Caught in the tentacles of organized crime. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grasp, grip | ||
2. | tentacle (animal) any 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | antenna, barbel, feeler, feeler | ||