tentacle.

1. A flexible projecting appendage used for sensing, grasping, or feeding.

2. An extending branch of an organization’s power or influence.

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Words that belong together

• coiling tentacle

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A tentacle curled around the rail.

The severed tentacle twitched once.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular tentacle; plural tentacles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.