Dictionary entry details
• LIMB (noun)
Meaning:
One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
appendage; extremity; member (an external body part that projects from the body)
Meronyms (parts of "limb"):
stump (the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)
extremity (that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limb"):
forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)
cubitus (the arm from the elbow to the fingertips)
arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)
leg (a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion)
crus (the leg from the knee to foot)
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
flipper (the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming)
forelimb (the front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing))
hind limb (a posterior leg or homologous structure in other animals)
Holonyms ("limb" is a part of...):
appendicular skeleton (the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs)
Meaning:
Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
tree branch; limb
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
branch (a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limb"):
stick (a small thin branch of a tree)
bough (any of the larger branches of a tree)
Holonyms ("limb" is a part of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meaning:
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
border; edge (the boundary of a surface)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Meaning:
Either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the upper limb of the bow
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Holonyms ("limb" is a part of...):
bow (curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows)
Meaning:
The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the limb of the sextant
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
arc (a continuous portion of a circle)
Holonyms ("limb" is a part of...):
octant (a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration)
sextant (a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant)
Meaning:
Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arm; branch; limb
Context examples:
the arm of the record player / an arm of the sea / a branch of the sewer
Hypernyms ("limb" is a kind of...):
projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
