limb
/lɪm/
noun
- 1
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- 2
A branch of a tree.
- 3
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- 4
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
- 5
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
- 6
The part of a corolla beyond the throat.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
“They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.”
- 2
To supply with limbs.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
“solar limb”
- 2
(on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
- 3
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
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