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How to pronounce tentacle in English?

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Type Words
Type of appendage, process, outgrowth
Has types antenna, feeler, barbel
Derivation tentacular
Type Words
Type of grip, grasp
Derivation tentacular


caught in the tentacles of organized crime.

Examples of tentacle

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Mechanisms of tentacle morphogenesis in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.
From the sciencedaily.com
Instead, rinse with saltwater and find a lifeguard for help removing the tentacle.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Bill Nighy is brilliant as Davy Jones, despite the CGI-designed tentacle face.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Enthusiasts have been hospitalized after a wiggling tentacle lodged in the throat.
From the sacbee.com
Scientists also pulled up a tentacle they believe came from a foot-long jellyfish.
From the dailyherald.com
She might have even guided his tentacle on to me so that she could make her escape.
From the metro.co.uk
Tentacle erotica describes a type of adult pornography most commonly found in Japan.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A game room with tentacle cushions at the online game company Three Rings.
From the sfgate.com
After doing so, the lockers fly open, and an AIDA tentacle pierces Atoli's character.
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More examples
  • Something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime"
  • 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
  • A tentacle or bothrium (plural: bothria) is one of usually two or more elongated flexible organs present in animals, especially invertebrates. The term may also refer to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. Usually, tentacles are used for feeding, feeling and grasping. ...
  • Tentacle is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician, Merzbow.
  • Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game series which consists of two full games, two episodic games, and three third-party made expansions, as well as a number of demos featuring exclusive content. The series has been ongoing since 1998. ...
  • (Tentacles (album)) Tentacles is the debut album by the band Crystal Antlers. It was released via Touch and Go Records on April 7, 2009 in the USA and a day earlier in the UK . ...
  • (Tentacles (film)) Tentacles is a 1977 Italian-American horror film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and starring John Huston and Shelley Winters.
  • (Tentacles(novel)) Tentacles is a 2009 science fiction novel by Roland Smith and the sequel to Cryptid Hunters. It is one of 25 "award winning books" by Smith. At Barnes & Noble, it has a sales rank of 18,005 and on the "Lexile" scale, it received a rating equal to "740L". ...
  • An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid