Associations to the word «Tentacle»

Wiktionary

TENTACLE, noun. An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

Dictionary definition

TENTACLE, noun. Something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime".
TENTACLE, noun. 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.

Wise words

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Hippocrates