Synonyms: tentacle
Definition: 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
Similar words: process, appendage, outgrowth
Definition: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Usage: a bony process
Synonyms: tentacle
Definition: something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
Usage: caught in the tentacles of organized crime
Definition: an intellectual hold or understanding
Usage: a good grip on French history; they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities; he was in the grip of a powerful emotion; a terrible power had her in its grasp