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limb

/lɪm/noun1 syllable

Limb means: any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm.

Synonyms for limb5

noun, as in any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

arm, branch

noun, as in any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

tree branch

also used for limb

bough, delimb

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does limb mean?6

noun

1

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm“the arm of the record player”

2

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

3

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper

4

(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

5

either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip“the upper limb of the bow”

6

the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles“the limb of the sextant”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with limb?14

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Limb in a sentence

  • The boy was very pale, and trembled in every limb with cold.Hybrid
  • In this tree, there is an apple on every limb.LB
  • Campana creates innovative prosthetics for pets without limbs, and even for wild animals.Hybrid
  • If the head hurts, all the limbs become weak.carlosalberto
  • The human body is composed of a head, trunk, and limbs.carlosalberto
  • The human body is divided into three parts: head, trunk, and limbs.carlosalberto
  • Some of the photos have been taken at the risk of life and limb.unknown
  • I don't want to go out on a limb.CK

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Forms of limb

as a noun

plural
limbs