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limb
1[ lim ]
noun
- a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
the lower limbs;
artificial limbs.
Synonyms:
- a large or main branch of a tree.
- a projecting part or member:
the four limbs of a cross.
- a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something:
a limb of the central committee.
- Archery. the upper or lower part of a bow.
- Informal. a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp.
verb (used with object)
- to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
limb
2[ lim ]
noun
- Astronomy. the edge of the disk of the sun, a moon, or a planet.
- the graduated edge of a quadrant or similar instrument.
- Botany.
- the upper spreading part of a gamopetalous corolla.
- the expanded portion of a petal, sepal, or leaf.
limb
1/ 濒瑟尘 /
noun
- an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing
- any of the main branches of a tree
- a branching or projecting section or member; extension
- a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing
- a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil )
- out on a limb
- in a precarious or questionable position
- isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions
verb
- tr a rare word for dismember
limb
2/ 濒瑟尘 /
noun
- the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet
- a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles
- botany
- the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla
- the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal
- either of the two halves of a bow
- Also calledfold limb either of the sides of a geological fold
limb
- One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.
- The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
- The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
Derived Forms
- 藞濒颈尘产濒别蝉蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 濒颈尘产路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of limb1
Origin of limb2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of limb1
Origin of limb2
Idioms and Phrases
- out on a limb, in a dangerous or compromising situation; vulnerable:
The company overextended itself financially and was soon out on a limb.
More idioms and phrases containing limb
see out on a limb ; risk life and limb .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His father also lost a limb in a farm accident as a child, when he lost a leg at the age of two.
He raises his arm to demonstrate his defensive motion, but instead of his hand there is now a stump, the limb that saved him needing to be amputated in the aftermath.
FND Action said the brain network disorder encompassed neurological symptoms including limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, twitching, sensory issues and more.
Cold water shock causes gasping and uncontrolled breathing as the body tries to keep warm and the muscles in limbs will cool, which reduces strength, coordination and the ability to swim.
He begins having dreams about Becca, returning nude to their bedroom every night, each time with new scars or limbs missing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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