Figurative. We checked in with Roger L. Stevens, the busiest producer of the era, as well as a real-estate man of tentacular scope (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sus|ten|tac|u|lar — «SUHS tehn TAK yuh luhr», adjective. Anatomy. supporting: »sustentacular muscle fibers. ╂[< New Latin sustentaculum sustaining (in Latin, a prop, stay, support; in Late Latin, sustenance or nourishment) < Latin sustentāre (frequentative)… … Useful english dictionary
tac — tac·ti·cal; tac·ti·cal·ly; tac·ti·cian; tac·tic·i·ty; tac·tics; tac·til·ist; tac·til·i·ty; tac·tion; tac·tism; tac·tite; tac·toid; tac·tom·e·ter; tac·tor; tac·to·receptor; tac·to·sol; tac·tual; tac·tu·al·ly; ten·tac·u·lar; ten·tac·u·la·ta;… … English syllables
lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
tentacular — ten·tac·u·lar … English syllables
tentacle — ten•ta•cle [[t]ˈtɛn tə kəl[/t]] n. 1) zool. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, esp. invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler 2) bot a sensitive filament or hair on a plant, as one of … From formal English to slang
sustentacular — Relating to a sustentaculum; supporting. * * * sus·ten·tac·u·lar .səs tən tak yə lər, .ten adj serving to support or sustain <sustentacular bone> * * * sus·ten·tac·u·lar (sus″tən takґu lər) [L. sustentare to support] 1.… … Medical dictionary
sus — al·lo·der·ma·nys·sus; bal·a·no·glos·sus; bas·sus; bdel·lo·nys·sus; be·je·sus; bo·na·sus; bo·ras·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bys·sus; car·ba·sus; ca·sus; cau·sus; cer·a·sus; cer·a·to·glos·sus; chon·dro·glos·sus; cis·sus; clys·sus; co·los·sus;… … English syllables
Sustentacular — Sus ten*tac u*lar, a. [See {Sustenance}.] (Anat.) Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tentacular — Ten*tac u*lar, a. [Cf. F. tentaculaire.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
