Looking for the meaning of the word LIMB in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of LIMB with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Limb
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English lim (also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing
Short Definition:arm or leg
Examples:- they got out, stretching their cramped limbs
- fractured limbs
Definition:
a large branch of a tree
Short Definition:large tree branch
Examples:- the bare limbs of a high tree
Definition:
a projecting landform such as a spur of a mountain range, or each of two or more such projections as in a forked peninsula or archipelago.
Short Definition:projecting landform
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