| NOUN | body | limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping |
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| plant | limb, tree branch | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | |
| location | limb | (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet | |
| artifact | limb | either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip | |
| artifact | limb | the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles | |
| artifact | limb, arm, branch | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm |
| Sounds | lih'm | |
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| Rhymes | acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm... | |
| Meaning | One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. | |
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| Part of | appendicular skeleton | The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs |
| Parts | extremity | That part of a limb that is farthest from the torso |
| stump | The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed | |
| Narrower | arm | A human limb |
| crus | The leg from the knee to foot | |
| cubitus | The arm from the elbow to the fingertips | |
| flipper | The flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming | |
| forearm | The part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist | |
| forelimb | The front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) | |
| hind limb, hindlimb | A posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals | |
| leg | A human limb | |
| leg | A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion | |
| thigh | The part of the leg between the hip and the knee | |
| Broader | extremity, appendage, member | An external body part that projects from the body |
| Spanish | extremidad, miembro | |
| Catalan | membre | |
| Meaning | Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree. | |
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| Synonym | tree branch | |
| Part of | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Narrower | bough | Any of the larger branches of a tree |
| stick | A small thin branch of a tree | |
| Broader | branch | A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet. | |
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| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | edge, border | The boundary of a surface |
| Spanish | borde, extremo | |
| Meaning | Either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip. | |
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| Example | "the upper limb of the bow" | |
| Part of | bow | A weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow |
| Broader | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
| Meaning | The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles. | |
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| Example | "the limb of the sextant" | |
| Part of | octant | A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body |
| sextant | A measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects | |
| Broader | arc | A continuous portion of a circle |
| Meaning | Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. | |
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| Synonyms | arm, branch | |
| Broader | projection | Any structure that branches out from a central support |
| Spanish | brazo | |
| Catalan | braç | |
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