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tentacle
noun
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Divide tentacle into syllables:

ten · ta · cle

How to pronounce tentacle:

Definition of tentacle:

tentacle (noun):
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold.
any of various elongate flexible usually tactile or prehensile processes borne by invertebrate animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth

Synonyms for tentacle:

grasp

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