limb
The definition of a limb is a branch or a jointed part of the body.
(noun)An example of a limb is a leg.
See limb in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a part that extends from the trunk of a body, as an arm, leg, or wing
- a large branch of a tree
- any projecting part forming an outgrowth or extension from a larger body
- a person or thing regarded as a branch, part, agent, or representative: a policeman is a limb of the law
- Chiefly Brit., Informal a naughty child
Origin: with unhistoric -b < ME lim < OE, akin to ON limr, limb < IE base *(e)lei-, to bend > el(bow)
transitive verb
Related Forms:
- limbless adjective
noun
- a border, margin, or edge
- Astron. the apparent outer edge of a celestial object
- Bot. the spreading outer portion of the corolla of certain flowers
Origin: Fr limbe, orig., limbo < ML(Ec) limbus < L: see limbo
See limb in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- One of the larger branches of a tree.
- One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping.
- An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range.
- One that is considered to be an extension, member, or representative of a larger body or group.
- Informal An impish child.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration (probably influenced by limb2)
Origin: of Middle English lim
Origin: , from Old English
.noun
- Astronomy The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
- Mathematics The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles.
- Botany The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, graduated edge of an astronomical instrument
Origin: , from Old French limbe
Origin: , from Latin limbus, border
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