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limb1
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- pronunciation:
- lIm
- phrases:
- out on a limb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a main branch of a tree.
The snow was so heavy on the pine tree that one of the big limbs broke.
- synonyms:
- bough, branch
- similar words:
- arm, offshoot, outgrowth, part, projection, shoot, sprig, stick, twig
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| definition 2: |
a jointed member of an animal body, such as an arm, leg, or wing.
Many returning soldiers were missing limbs.
- synonyms:
- appendage, arm, extremity, leg, member
- similar words:
- part, prosthesis, wing
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| definition 3: |
an extended or projecting part, or a person or thing considered as an extension or representative of something larger.
- synonyms:
- appendage, arm, branch, extension, offshoot, outgrowth, projection, wing
- similar words:
- appendix, descendant, member, offspring, scion, spur
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| related words: |
appendage, log |
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| phrase: |
out on a limb |
| derivation: |
limbless (adj.) |
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