limbs
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/lɪmz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- A branch of a tree.
- The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
verb
- To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).“They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.”
- To supply with limbs.
noun
- The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.“solar limb”
- (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
- The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
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