Accessory - English meaning

noun

A person who encourages or assists someone to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

Usage examples:

She pleaded guilty to manslaughter as an aider and abettor

noun

A person who helps another commit a crime.

Usage examples:

An accomplice in the murder

noun

A person who helps someone else to commit a crime or do something morally wrong

Usage examples:

The thieves and two accomplices made away with over $25,000 in cash.

noun

The action or process of adding something to something else.

Usage examples:

The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms

noun

The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers

Usage examples:

[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…

noun

Something extra that is added to something

Usage examples:

An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …

adjective

Added, extra, or supplementary to what is already present or available.

Usage examples:

We require additional information

adjective

Put with something else to increase the number or amount or to make it more important

Usage examples:

There’s no additional charge for children under twelve.

adjective

Extra

Usage examples:

We plan to open an additional 10 to 12 stores next year., there will be no additional charge for th…

noun

A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

Usage examples:

Computer technology is an adjunct to learning

adjective

Connected or added to something.

Usage examples:

Other adjunct therapies include immunotherapy

noun

Something added or connected to something larger or more important

Usage examples:

Canada’s economy is not an adjunct to the us’s but rather is expanding on its own., adjunct profess…

adjective

Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.

Usage examples:

Ancillary staff

noun

A person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, system, etc.

Usage examples:

The employment of specialist teachers and ancillaries

noun

A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

Usage examples:

They treat scotland as a mere appendage of england

noun

A smaller or less important part that is attached to something

Usage examples:

The organism has small, leaflike appendages.

noun

An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living.

Usage examples:

The appurtenances of consumer culture

noun

A possession or piece of property that is considered to be a typical feature of a particular way of living

Usage examples:

Books and laptops are among the appurtenances of student life.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

verb

Present participle of assist

Usage examples:

The army arrived to assist in the search., you will be expected to assist the editor with the selec…

verb

Connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind.

Usage examples:

I associated wealth with freedom

noun

A partner or companion in business or at work.

Usage examples:

A close associate of the minister

adjective

Connected with an organization or business.

Usage examples:

An associate company

noun

An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.

Usage examples:

The processor comes complete with a blender attachment

adjective

Providing supplementary or additional help and support.

Usage examples:

Auxiliary airport staff

noun

An auxiliary person or thing.

Usage examples:

A nursing auxiliary

adjective

Giving help or support, esp. to a more important person or thing

Usage examples:

The hospital has an auxiliary power supply in case of a power failure.

noun

A person who works jointly on an activity or project; an associate.

Usage examples:

His collaborator on the book

noun

A person who works together with others for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Even an expert can benefit from a collaborator to help eliminate mistakes.

adjective

Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.

Usage examples:

They had different but complementary skills

adjective

Joined by an agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Some local groups united to form confederate councils

noun

A person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice.

Usage examples:

Where was his confederate, the girl who had stolen richard's wallet?

verb

Bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance.

Usage examples:

The treaty confederated the fourteen tribes

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adverb

To a greater extent than usual; especially.

Usage examples:

He is trying to be extra good

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

noun

A fixed item of furniture or piece of equipment, especially in a house.

Usage examples:

It was new and was at first thought to have come from redecorating work, but it matched none of the…

adverb

At, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

Usage examples:

For some time i had wanted to move further from london

adjective

More distant in space than something else of the same kind.

Usage examples:

Two men were standing at the further end of the clearing

verb

Help the progress or development of (something); promote.

Usage examples:

He had depended on using them to further his own career

noun

A faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service.

Usage examples:

The dictator's henchman

noun

A person who is loyal to and works for someone in a position of authority and is willing to help that person even by hurting others or by committing crimes

Usage examples:

Although the president kept himself above the fray, his henchmen were blaming everyone.

determiner

A greater or additional amount or degree of.

Usage examples:

She poured herself more coffee

pronoun

A greater or additional amount of something.

Usage examples:

Tell me more

adverb

Forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable.

Usage examples:

For them enthusiasm is more important than talent

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

verb

Add (a component or accessory) to something that did not have it when manufactured.

Usage examples:

Motorists who retrofit catalysts to older cars

noun

An act of retrofitting a component or accessory.

Usage examples:

Uninsulated and oddly designed dream houses that are badly in need of a retrofit

verb

To provide a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that the machine or place did not have when it was built

Usage examples:

We're retrofitting these plants with state-of-the-art emission controls., bulldozers, cranes, and o…

adjective

Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary.

Usage examples:

The plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters

noun

Former term for mesozoic.

adjective

Less important than related things

Usage examples:

A coach’s first responsibility is to the team – everything else is secondary., the secondary curric…

adjective

Less important than but related or supplementary to something.

Usage examples:

A subsidiary flue of the main chimney

noun

A company controlled by a holding company.

Usage examples:

A subsidiary of cable and wireless

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Usage examples:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Usage examples:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…

adjective

Provided in addition to what is already present or available to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

Many premature infants need supplemental oxygen soon after birth

adjective

→  supplementary

adjective

Completing or enhancing something.

Usage examples:

The programme offers supplementary information about the news

noun

A supplementary person or thing.

Usage examples:

Obviously we are a panel of three and different members of the panel will explore different issues,…

adjective

Added to something else in order to improve it or complete it

Usage examples:

Teachers often create supplementary materials for their classes., some workers are eligible for sup…

adjective

Providing encouragement or emotional help.

Usage examples:

The staff are extremely supportive of each other

adjective

Giving encouragement and approval

Usage examples:

Supportive teachers, a network of supportive agencies and organizations