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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions tentacle noun  An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid. 1873, s:Author:Jules Verne, Jules Verne, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=657864232&tag=Verne,+Jules,+1828-1905:+Twenty+Thousand+Leagues+Under+the+Sea,+1873&query=+tentacle&id=VerTwen 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea :With one blow of the axe, Captain Nemo cut this formidable , that slid wriggling down the ladder. 1897, s:Author:H._G._Wells, H. G. Wells, s:The_Crystal_Egg, The Crystal Egg :The body was small, but fitted with two bunches of prehensile organs, like long tentacles, immediately under the mouth. 1936, s:Author:Howard_Phillips_Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft, s:The_Shadow_Out_of_Time/Chapter_4, The Shadow Out of Time :Surmounting this head were four slender grey stalks bearing flower-like appendages, whilst from its nether side dangled eight greenish antennae or tentacles. Translations:  Dutch: tentakel (trans-mid) French: tentacule German: Tentakel Spanish: tentí¡culo (trans-bottom) Etymology: From French tenir and Latin tendere.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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