Synonyms for limb

Synonyms for (noun) limb

Synonyms: arm, limb, branch

Definition: any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

Usage: the arm of the record player; an arm of the sea; a branch of the sewer

Similar words: projection

Definition: any structure that branches out from a central support


Synonyms: limb

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

Usage: the limb of the sextant

Similar words: arc

Definition: a continuous portion of a circle


Synonyms: limb

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

Usage: the upper limb of the bow

Similar words: part, portion

Definition: something less than the whole of a human artifact

Usage: the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together


Synonyms: limb

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

Similar words: member, appendage, extremity

Definition: an external body part that projects from the body

Usage: it is important to keep the extremities warm


Synonyms: limb

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

Similar words: edge, border

Definition: the boundary of a surface


Synonyms: tree branch, limb

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

Similar words: branch

Definition: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant


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