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limbs

noun(limb)

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

Synonyms: arm, branch,

limbs

noun(limb)

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

Synonyms: tree branch,

limbs

noun(limb)

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

limbs

noun(limb)

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

Examples:

The upper limb of the bow.

limbs

noun(limb)

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

limbs

noun(limb)

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

Examples:

The limb of the sextant.

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