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:
   limb, 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, limb

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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1. Rupert Werff:

   This is a very exciting but nerve-wracking time for us, the first juvenile allosaurus was just a couple of limb bones and three ribs, so this is by far the most intact specimen.

2. Frank Scully:

   Why not go out on a limb Isn't that where the fruit is

3. Christina Prejean:

   As somebody who proudly served our country and risked life and limb to defend our nation and our families, I believe that no candidate for public office should attack our service members, we serve because of our innate passion to protect our country. We should never tear down veterans.

4. Philip Alston:

   I think that if I go out on a limb.

5. Mike Gonidakis:

   Ohio's pro-life Legislature has taken a courageous stance, no longer will the barbaric abortion procedure of ripping a child limb from limb be tolerated in Ohio. This practice is horrific and with [ this ] vote Ohioans through their elected representatives have saved countless unborn babies from this torture.