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Anhängsel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affix noun A bound morpheme attached to a word's stem, for example a prefix or a suffix.
  • annex noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
  • appendage noun A part, especially a limb or similar structure, that sticks out from the main body of an animal or plant.
  • appurtenance noun Something extra that goes along with or is attached to a main thing.
  • limpet noun A small sea creature with a cone-shaped shell that grips tightly onto rocks.
  • trailer noun An unpowered vehicle towed behind a car or truck to carry cargo or equipment.

Senses

Anhängsel is used for these senses in English:

  • affix (now, uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage.
  • appendage A part that is joined to something larger.
  • appurtenance That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition. [from c. 1300]
  • limpet (British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
  • trailer Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

affix — full definition

  1. noun A bound morpheme attached to a word's stem, for example a prefix or a suffix.
  2. noun Something attached or added on.
  3. noun (maths) The complex number that corresponds to a point on the Gauss plane.
  4. noun A small decorative detail, such as a figure or flower, added to an object or building.

annex — full definition

  1. noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
  2. noun A section added to the end of a document, listing extra material.
  3. verb To take control of territory and incorporate it into one's own country, typically by force.
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