Appendage and Hand

Appendage

Appendage noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.

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Hand and appendage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead a noun "Appendage".

Nearby Words: append, appended, appending

Hand noun - A certain way in which something appears or may be regarded.

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Appendage and hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appendage" instead a noun "Hand".

Nearby Words: handle, handy, handed, handful, handhold

long	long appendage	long hand
normal	normal appendage	normal hand
alien	alien appendage	alien hand
single	single appendage	single hand
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, big, limp, new, mechanical, given, broken, remaining, severed, gripping, robotic, cybernetic.

The mechs may sometimes have a drill as an appendage, or convert an appendage between a drill and a hand.

Source: Weapon of Choice
The team have Jessie James's hand mounted on the wall, an appendage used as one of the combinable items in Sam and Max Hit the Road.

Source: Continuity Nod / Video Games
The Myst games are a series of first-person puzzle games that had a First Person Ghost whose only visible appendage was a floating hand cursor.

Source: First-Person Ghost

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Hand or Appendage. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appendage/hand.

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