Attachment
Attachment noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.
Usage example: bought a grinder attachment for the kitchen mixer
Option and attachment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Option" instead a noun "Attachment".
Option
Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.
Usage example: a slew of options that would add several thousand dollars to the base price of the car
Attachment and option are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attachment" instead a noun "Option".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special attachment | special option |
| similar | similar attachment | similar option |
| common | common attachment | common option |
| certain | certain attachment | certain option |
| Other adjectives: correct, single, obvious, romantic, powerful, real, extreme, blue, new, possible, former, hidden, extra, remaining, last, available, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Data may not feel any actual attachment to his friends, but when an opportunity to make and keep friends comes up, his programming dictates that he chooses that option over others.
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Beats out the Skorpion in accuracy and attachment options (it can take two attachments at once, though extended mags aren't an option), and is the secondary weapon of snipers among Vaas' pirates in 3 and the Royal Army in 4.
Source: Cool Guns / Submachine Guns -
Choosing the "Kill Yourself" option in Grand Theft Auto Online when you have a silencer attachment on the standard pistol will have your character consume a pill and die in a hurry, as opposed to the character simply capping themselves.
Source: Cyanide Pill
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