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   limb

   /lim/

   noun

   • 1. an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing. Similar armlegwingextremityappendageprotuberanceprojectionarchaic:member
   • ▪ a large branch of a tree. Similar branchbough
   • ▪ a projecting landform such as a spur of a mountain range, or each of two or more such projections as in a forked peninsula or archipelago.
   • ▪ a projecting section of a building.
   • ▪ a branch of a cross.
   • ▪ each half of an archery bow.

   Word Origin Old Englishlim (also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limbed adjective
   • 2. limbless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › limbLimb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LIMB is one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs. How to use limb in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LIMB definition: 1. an arm or leg of a person or animal: 2. a large branch of a tree: 3. an arm or leg of a person…. Learn more.

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   Limb definition: a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing. See examples of LIMB used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. countable noun [usually plural] Your limbs are your arms and legs. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours. 2. countable noun. The limbs of a tree are its branches. [literary] This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree. [ + of]

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › limbLimb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of limb. noun. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. see more. noun. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. synonyms: arm, branch. see more. noun. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree. synonyms: tree branch. see more. noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LIMB meaning: 1. an arm or leg of a person or animal: 2. a large branch of a tree: 3. an arm or leg of a person…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLIMB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   LIMB definition: 1. a leg or an arm of a person 2. a large branch of a tree. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › limbLimb - definition of limb by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. Astronomy The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body. 2. Mathematics The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles. 3. Botany The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlimb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing. an artificial limb; For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › limblimb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    to attack someone very violently. See limb in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: limb. Definition of limb noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.