accessory
adj.
supplementary, auxiliary, aiding in a secondary way
n.
supplementary part; something which complements an outfit (i.e. purse, scarf, etc.); partner in crime, one who helps another commit a crime (Law)
Accessory
accessory
Noun
1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
(synonym) accoutrement, accouterment
(hypernym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
(hyponym) belt
2. a supplementary component that improves capability
(synonym) appurtenance, supplement, add-on
(hypernym) component, constituent, element
(hyponym) auto accessory
3. someone who helps another person commit a crime
(synonym) accessary
(hypernym) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
(hyponym) abettor, abetter
Adjective
1. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
(synonym) adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary
(similar) supportive
Accessory
(n.)
That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.
(n.)
Same as Accessary, n.
(n.)
Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.
(a.)
Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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accessory
adjective
(thing) which helps, without being most important
accessory nerve = eleventh cranial nerve which supplies the muscles in the neck and shoulders
accessory organ = organ which has a function which is controlled by another organ