Antonyms for limb
lɪmlimb

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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

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1. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough

How to use limb in a sentence?

1. Ashley Seifert:

   Will we one day be able to regenerate a human digit or even a limb ? Probably, but how long we need to wait is impossible to predict, one step in that direction will be when regenerative biology fully embraces new regenerative models, particularly certain species of mammals. This and comparative studies will help us understand how and why regeneration fails in some contexts and succeeds in others.

2. Alicia Johnston:

   Clearly, there are many, many limitations to trying to do a physical exam in a two-dimensional format without being able to put a stethoscope on a child's chest and actually palpate a limb and abdomen.

3. Shane Mason:

   I don't have any sob stories about anyone losing a limb and not having health insurance, but people think they were going to get a small refund, and then all the sudden owe $100 because of the penalty.

4. Raul Grijalva:

   The unaccompanied minors seeking shelter here risked life and limb to escape violence and poverty in Central America, too often, they find themselves exposed to new threats of discrimination and sexual assault once they’re here. These attacks are completely preventable with adequate protections, and HHS has the moral responsibility to ensure those precautions are in place.

5. Thorvaldur Ingvarsson:

   Our ultimate goal is to replace the function of the lost limb, and we've been doing so step-by-step and doing very well. However, as our technology move on - you have sensors for muscles, you're able to replace function by the new mind-controlled prosthetics - the next step might be to get sensing from the environment so you have a feedback loop.

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