accessory

Universal Words noun, adjective noun (plural accessories) 1 [usuallypl.] an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential or that can be added to sth else as a decoration: bicycle accessories * a range of furnishings and accessories for the home 2 [usuallypl.] a thing that you can wear or carry that matches your clothes, for example a belt or a bag: fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe 3 ~ (to sth) (law) a person who helps sb to commit a crime or who knows about it and protects the person from the police: He was charged with being an accessory to murder. * an accessory before / after the fact (= before / after the crime was committed) adjective (technical) not the most important when compared to others: the accessory muscles of respiration