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Limbs

/lɪmz/

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

📖 Definitions of "Limbs"

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.

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.

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.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
boughed	Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
sharp-limbed	having sharp limbs
amputeesnoun	A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
armsnoun	Weaponry, weapons.
artsnoun	The humanities.
boughsnoun	A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
branchesnoun	The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
branchletsnoun	A small branch; a twig or sprig.
classesnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
dentures	(also known as false teeth) prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.
endsnoun	(slang) Money.
extremitiesnoun	an off-Broadway play by William Mastrosimone and directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.
feetnoun	(obsolete) Fact; performance; feat.
handsnoun	A surname.
implantsnoun	(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
industriesnoun	(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
legsnoun	(colloquial, oenology) Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
membernoun	One who belongs to a group.
membersnoun	One who belongs to a group.
mutilationsnoun	The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.