limb
limb Lexical Profile
limb Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.
"After the long hike, her lower limbs ached from the steep ascent."
A large primary branch of a tree.
"The children built a wooden platform resting entirely on the sturdy lower limb of the oak tree."
The outer edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body, or the edge of an anatomical structure or leaf.
"During the solar eclipse, prominences could be seen along the lunar limb."
• verb
To remove the branches from a felled tree.
"The lumberjacks worked quickly to limb the felled pines before loading them onto the truck."
To dismember an animal or person.
"Ancient texts described brutal punishments where traitors were limbed on the public square."
• Rhymes for limb
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'lim' (meaning limb of the body or main branch of a tree), originating from Proto-Germanic '*limu-'.