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(noun) one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste |
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Synonyms: antenna |
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Related Words: tentacle |
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(noun) slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish |
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Synonyms: barbel |
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Related Words: tentacle |
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(noun) sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" |
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Synonyms: antenna |
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Related Words: sensitiveness, sensitivity |
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(noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" |
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Synonyms: advance, approach, overture |
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Related Words: proffer, proposition, suggestion |
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