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LIMB
arm, branch, limb
(noun) any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; “the arm of the record player”; “an arm of the sea”; “a branch of the sewer”
limb
(noun) the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; “the limb of the sextant”
limb
(noun) either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; “the upper limb of the bow”
limb
(noun) one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
limb
(noun) (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
limb, tree branch
(noun) any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
limb (plural limbs)
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
A branch of a tree.
Synonym: bough
(archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
(botany) The part of a corolla beyond the throat.
Verb
limb (third-person singular simple present limbs, present participle limbing, simple past and past participle limbed)
(transitive) To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
(transitive) To supply with limbs.
Synonyms
• delimb
Etymology 2
Noun
limb (plural limbs)
(astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
(on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
(botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
Anagrams
• blim
Source: Wiktionary
Limb, n. Etym: [OE. lim, AS. lim; akin to Icel. limr limb, lim branch of a tree, Sw. & Dan. lem limb; cf. also AS. li, OHG. lid, gilid, G. glied, Goth. lipus. Cf. Lith, Limber.]
1. A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.
2. An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal. A second Hector for his grim aspect, And large proportion of his strong-knit limbs. Shak.
3. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else. Shak. That little limb of the devil has cheated the gallows. Sir W. Scott.
4. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock. Limb of the law, a lawyer or an officer of the law. [Colloq.] Landor.
Limb, v. t.
1. To supply with limbs. [R.] Milton.
2. To dismember; to tear off the limbs of.
Limb, n. Etym: [L. limbus border. Cf. Limbo, Limbus.]
Definition: A border or edge, in certain special uses. (a) (Bot.) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade. (b) (Astron.) The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon. (c) The graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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