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Noun(1) one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm,leg,wing,flipper,any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree,(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet,either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip,the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles,any projection that is thought to resemble an arm,appendage(2) one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm(3) leg(4) wing(5) flipper(6) any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree(7) (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet(8) either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip(9) the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles(10) any projection that is thought to resemble an arm(11) appendage

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(1) The eastern limb of the Klip River emanates from the park and flows southward, into other areas of Soweto, until it reaches the Vaal River further in the South.(2) The event is a moderate partial eclipse with the Moon's northern limb dipping 15 arc-minutes into Earth's umbral shadow.(3) How otherwise to explain the small dull ache within him always, the ache that a severed limb leaves?(4) One was just on the limb of the planet and one was far off but the other two were nowhere in sight.(5) It occurs when the limb of the Moon just touches the apparent edge of the Sun in the sky, but does not overlap it.(6) the eastern limb of the moon(7) He was tall and handsome, broad of shoulder, loose of limb ; an athlete of grace and style.(8) I looked up and saw one of the small squirrels running down the length of a limb with a twig of leaves in his mouth.(9) A quarter of a mile further on, at the eastern limb of the bay, the path descended steeply, zig-zagging across the cliff face to a stretch of beach to the east of Holland Point.(10) As plants reached flowering maturity, the gender was noted and flower measurements were taken on petal limb , petal claw and calyx diameter.(11) Slip the loop of the bowstring over the nock and down the limb of the bow and tie the free end of the string to the other nock using a timber hitch, bowline or similar non-stressing knot.(12) To take one example, the default model for development of the limb of a bird is not the chicken's foot, but that of a duck.(13) This image obtained by the Clementine satellite in 1994 shows the solar corona shining above the limb of the Moon.(14) When we have a limb amputated, our neural map of that limb gradually fades away; and if we gain a body part, our neural map expands accordingly.(15) Second, it predicted that light from a distant star passing near to the limb of sun would be bent by a small but measurable angle.(16) For some reason, there was a clear channel of space with no tree limbs to block the light to the side of that tombstone.
Related Words
(1) lower limb
(2) out on a limb
(3) artificial limb
(4) limb from limb
(5) go out on a limb
(6) limb by limb
(7) hind limb
(8) limb girdle
(9) life and limb
Synonyms
Noun
1. arm
2. branch
3. tree branch


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

I'm gonna go out on a limb here
and say it's been known to happen.

I'm gonna go out on a LIMB here and say it's been known to happen.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 11


<i>so I'm gonna go out
on a limb here and say yes.</i>

so I'm gonna go out on a LIMB here and say yes.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 9


I assume there will be more loss of limb
before this war is over.

I assume there will be more loss of LIMB before this war is over.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 7


I mean, I don't think
I'm going out on a limb here,

I mean, I don't think I'm going out on a LIMB here,

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 8


- No kidding.
- I don't wanna go out on a limb...

- No kidding. - I don't wanna go out on a LIMB...

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 5


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