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Meaning of 'limb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Limb [ n.]
- A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.
- An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal.
- A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
- An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
- A border or edge, in certain special uses.
- The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade.
- The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon.
- The graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles.
2 . Limb [ v. t.]
- To supply with limbs.
- To dismember; to tear off the limbs of.

Meaning of 'limb' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . limb [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Example in sentence:
  • a branch of the sewer;
  • an arm of the sea;
  • the arm of the record player
Meaning (2):
- the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
Example in sentence:
  • the limb of the sextant
Meaning (3):
- either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
Example in sentence:
  • the upper limb of the bow

Nearby Words:

lim lim naea lima lima/on limaceous limacina limaille liman limation limature

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