appendage
noun
a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
appendages
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pluralof appendage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As the swift air blows you back, you can experiment by twisting and turning your new appendages to experience the lift force and drop of various movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The ghostly appendages stack themselves in front of the singer, forming a protective wall, then reassemble to ring her like an oval frame around a portrait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Wicked instrument-tipped appendages protruded from its body like arms: a saw blade, a set of shears, long rods whose purpose could only be guessed.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
