Synonyms for limb
lɪmlimb

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. limbnoun

   one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

2. limb, tree branchnoun

   any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

3. limbnoun

   (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

4. limbnoun

   either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

   "the upper limb of the bow"

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

5. limbnoun

   the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

   "the limb of the sextant"

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

6. arm, branch, limbnoun

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

   Synonyms:
   branch, offset, weapon, sleeve, tree branch, leg, weapon system, offshoot, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth

Matched Categories

1. • Arc
   • Astronomy
   • Branch
   • Edge
   • Extremity
   • Part
   • Projection

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   member

2. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "limb":

   lamina, member, limbo, branch, leg

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How to use limb in a sentence?

1. Linda Cope:

   They are a fraternity of fine young men. But they had too much to drink, and they took it out on young men and women who sacrificed life and limb for their freedom.

2. H. Jackson Browne:

   Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

3. Justin Pfaff:

   As you’re climbing and really putting a lot of pressure on your limbs … you push fluid out of the limb and then the socket is more loose than it was before because the limb has gotten smaller is size.

4. Tyler Hardy:

   I backed up and shined my light to see what was in the tree and I saw the snake coiled up on a limb, it struck at me again and fell out of the tree that time.

5. Damion Corrigan:

   It's not just saving lives, a lot of people who survive sepsis suffer life changing effects, including limb loss, kidney failure and post-traumatic stress disorder, the test could stop a lot of suffering.