annex
Meanings
Plural: annexes
Noun
- an addition that extends a main building
- An addition, an extension.
- An appendix to a book or document.
- An addition or extension to a building.
- An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
Verb
- take (territory) as if by conquest
- "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
- attach to
- To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
- To join; to be united.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.
Synonyms
addition, annexe, augmentation, extension, supplement, underjoin, wing
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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