limb
Definition of limb:
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part of speech: noun
The part of an animal joined, as it were, to the body, as an arm or a leg; the branch of a tree; in bot., the blade of the leaf; the broad part of a sepal or petal.
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
An edge or border, as of the sun, etc.: the edge of a sextant, etc.
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part of speech: noun
The border or edge of the disc of a heavenly body, particularly of the sun or moon; the edge of a graduated circle in an instrument.
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part of speech: noun
A jointed part in animals: a projecting part: a branch of a tree.
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Common misspellings:
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- lim (42.9%)
- apendice (57.1%)
Usage examples for limb:
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It is usually about six weeks before the patient can use the limb with freedom.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition." – Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson -
You shall not lose either life or limb if you surrender to the King.
"Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot"" – Chretien DeTroyes -
The boy trembled in every limb
"Monsieur Lecoq" – Emile Gaboriau -
" He was at work just under this long limb said Haskell.
"The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories" – Nicholas Carter
