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• ten|ta|cle — «TEHN tuh kuhl», noun. 1. one of the long, slender, flexible growths on the head or around the mouth of an animal, used to touch, hold, or move; feeler: »A jellyfish has long tentacles hanging from its body. 2. Figurative. any power or influence… …   Useful english dictionary

• cle — cle·chée; cle·oid; cle·o·me; cle·o·nus; cle·o·pat·ra; cle·ri·ci; cle·ro·den·dron; cle·ro·den·drum; cle·ro·man·cy; cle·ruch; cle·ru·chy; cle·rus; cle·thra; cle·thra·ce·ae; cle·ve s; col·li·cle; con·cep·ta·cle; con·i·cle; cor·a·cle; cor·ni·cle;… …   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

• Ten Canoes — 10 canoés, 150 lances et 3 épouses 10 canoés, 150 lances et 3 épouses <> Titre original Ten Canoes Réalisation Rolf de Heer et Peter Djigirr (co réalisation) Scénario Rolf de Heer[1 …   Wikipédia en Français

• tenacle — ten·a·cle …   English syllables

• tentacle — ten·ta·cle …   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

• tentacle — ten|ta|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

• tentacle — ten|ta|cle [ˈtentıkəl] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: tentaculum, from Latin tentare; TEMPT] 1.) one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an ↑octopus which it uses for holding things 2.) tentacles [plural] the influence… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tentacle — ten|ta|cle [ tentəkl ] noun count one of the long thin arms of an OCTOPUS that it uses for feeling things or for moving …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English