appendagenoun [ C ]
uk/əˈpen.dɪdʒ/us/əˈpen.dɪdʒ/formalsomething that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger:
The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.
The organism has small leaf-like appendages.
an arm, leg, or other body part:
He had a tattoo on every visible appendage.
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- item
- module
- neck
- piece
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- sub
- subsection
- third
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