Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: appendage
IPA transcription: [əp'ɛndɪdʒ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: appendage
    Meaning: a part that is joined to something larger
  • Synonyms: process, outgrowth, appendage
    Meaning: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
  • Synonyms: extremity, appendage, member
    Meaning: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
Usage examples
  • Fancy England an appendage!
  • No kind of floating appendage, moving independently of the vessel, could exercise any actual force by the uprising of a wave in lifting it without being to some extent sunk in the water; and, accordingly, when the waves were running high there would be imminent risk that heavy volumes of water would get upon the apparatus and prevent the ship from righting itself.